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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
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 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 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.Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down60-180 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage10-20 min je Frage
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch12-100+15-2006-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
LearningDialogueFacilitation
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