View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Facilitation World Café |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-180 min | 30-90 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 12-100+ | 2-8 | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |