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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 30-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 3-20 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | KnowledgeMappingRisk |
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