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Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-180 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage1-2 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
12-100+15-2004-122-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tags1 shared
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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