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Criterion
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Purposedifferent
Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min je Frage60-180 min15-30 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
6-5012-100+3-121-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
LearningDialogueFacilitation
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
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