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Criterion
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
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.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-180 min8-15 min10-20 min je Frage5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
12-100+1-106-501-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
LearningDialogueFacilitation
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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