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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
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.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 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.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
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down10-20 min je Frage60-180 min0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch6-5012-100+20-500+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
LearningDialogueFacilitation
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
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