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| Criterion |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation World Café |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-3 h | 60-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 20-500+ | 1-8 | 4-10 | 12-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking |