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Criterion
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min je Frage6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
6-502-4 pro Pitch3-202-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
LearningDialogueFacilitation
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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