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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  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 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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 60-120 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 20-500+ | 2-8 | 12-100+ |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking |