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Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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 a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLowLow
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage30-60 min45-90 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
20-500+3-123-104-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, ShortlistIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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