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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery Shape Up | ![]() Innovation Brainwriting | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp | ![]() Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | 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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 15-30 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 3-12 | 15-200 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |



