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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Mad Sad Glad | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp | ![]() Operations After-Action Review |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 15-200 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | LearningOperationsImprovement |
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