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Paper illustration for Troika Consulting.
Facilitation
Troika Consulting
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
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 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 a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-45 min60-180 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-3012-100+4-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Advice Notes, Next Actions, Peer InsightsTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationCoachingLearning
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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