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Criterion
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
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.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
15-45 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-1015-2004-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree