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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
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 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.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.
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6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down0.5-2 Tage30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch20-500+3-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
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Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
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Fishbowl Discussion
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World Café
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Communication Plan