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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Purposedifferent
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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.When a controversial topic needs depth and discipline at the same time, Fishbowl Discussion makes the structure of the conversation transparent. The format keeps the core small enough for real dialogue and open enough for controlled turnover.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min10-20 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-124-100+8-80
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesDiscussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions
Tags1 shared
TimelineFacilitationSequence
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationDialogueLarge group
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
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Paper illustration for World Café.
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World Café
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
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