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| Criterion |  UX Design Storyboarding |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built. | 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 project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 30-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 20-500+ | 2-12 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue |