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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Facilitation Fishbowl Discussion |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 20-40 min pro Story | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 3-6 | 8-80 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Discussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | FacilitationDialogueLarge group |
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