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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 15-200 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |
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