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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
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 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.Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-90 min10-20 min je Frage0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-206-5020-500+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
LearningDialogueFacilitation
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
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