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Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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.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.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 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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-180 min1-3 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
12-100+3-810-508-80
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionDiscussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationDialogueLarge group
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