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Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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 a controversial topic needs depth and discipline at the same time, Fishbowl Discussion makes the structure of the conversation transparent. The format keeps the core small enough for real dialogue and open enough for controlled turnover.When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min60-180 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-108-8012-100+3-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Emotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsDiscussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up QuestionsTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
FacilitationDialogueLarge group
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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