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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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 | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-5 Tage | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |