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Criterion
Paper illustration of Product Kata with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Product Kata
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Purposedifferent
Product Kata helps clarify customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence through a repeatable improvement routine. It captures direction, current metric, target metric, experiment notes, and learning.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 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.Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Wochen je Loop60-180 min0.5-2 Tage10-20 min je Frage
Participantsdifferent
3-1012-100+20-500+6-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Direction, Current metric, Target metric, Experiment note, Learning reportTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesDiscoveryLearningIterationCoaching
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
LearningDialogueFacilitation
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