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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | 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. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-180 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-20 | 15-200 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |