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Criterion
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
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 group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-1215-2003-20
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PrioritySession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items
Tags1 shared
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
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Facilitation
Dot Voting
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Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
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Open Space Technology
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Peer Instruction