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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation Troika Consulting |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When someone needs to sort out a concrete work problem, Troika Consulting offers fast peer consulting with a tight focus. The method brings perspectives together without taking responsibility out of the person's hands. | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-180 min | 30-45 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 12-100+ | 3-30 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Advice Notes, Next Actions, Peer Insights | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items |
Tags1 shared | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | FacilitationCoachingLearning | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue |