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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Innovation How Might We |  Facilitation World Café |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 30–45 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 15-200 | 1-10 | 12-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking |