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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 15-30 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 3-12 | 20-500+ | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |