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Criterion
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.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.When a controversial topic needs depth and discipline at the same time, Fishbowl Discussion makes the structure of the conversation transparent. The format keeps the core small enough for real dialogue and open enough for controlled turnover.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-180 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage10-20 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
12-100+10-504-100+8-80
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesDiscussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationDialogueLarge group
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