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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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.When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.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
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-DownHalber Tag bis 2 Tage30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch15-2003-208-80
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsDiscussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
FacilitationDialogueLarge group
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