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Criterion
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Purposedifferent
A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.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
HighHighHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds0.5-2 Tage1-4 WochenHalber Tag bis 2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten20-500+6-30 Experten15-200
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesSession Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings
Tagsno overlap
EstimationExpertsForecasting
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
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