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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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 | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 45-90 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 20-500+ | 2-8 | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |