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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
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 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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.When a controversial topic needs depth and discipline at the same time, Fishbowl Discussion makes the structure of the conversation transparent. The format keeps the core small enough for real dialogue and open enough for controlled turnover.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min60-180 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-812-100+10-508-80
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionDiscussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationDialogueLarge group
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