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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 3-12 | 1-8 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | KnowledgeMappingRisk | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue |