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| Criterion |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 20-500+ | 3-12 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |