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Criterion
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
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 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 problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min60-180 min15-30 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-1212-100+2-815-200
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsSession Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings
Tags1 shared
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
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