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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation World Café | ![]() Innovation Crazy 8s | ![]() Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 8-15 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 1-10 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |
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