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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 15-200 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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