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Criterion
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 Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
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.When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-180 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage45-90 min45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
12-100+15-2003-10Team members involved
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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