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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation World Café | ![]() UX Design Design Studio | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Peer Instruction | ![]() 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. | Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-3 h | 10-20 min je Frage | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 3-8 | 6-50 | 10-50 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Concept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | LearningDialogueFacilitation | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |



