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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Product Discovery Product Kata |  Facilitation Fishbowl Discussion |  Facilitation World Café |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Product Kata helps clarify customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence through a repeatable improvement routine. It captures direction, current metric, target metric, experiment notes, and learning. | 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. | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 Wochen je Loop | 45-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-10 | 8-80 | 12-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Direction, Current metric, Target metric, Experiment note, Learning report | Discussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | OutcomesDiscoveryLearningIterationCoaching | FacilitationDialogueLarge group | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking |