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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 15-30 min | 30-60 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 3-12 | 4-12 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |