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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 60-120 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 20-500+ | 5-12 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tags1 shared | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |