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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 20-45 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 15-200 | 1-8 | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |