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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down60-180 min0.5-2 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch12-100+20-500+2-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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