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Criterion
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-180 min1-3 hHalber Tag bis 2 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
12-100+3-815-20010-50
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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