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Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
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.Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-180 min15-30 min10-20 min je Frage
Participantsdifferent
12-100+3-126-50
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
LearningDialogueFacilitation
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Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming