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Criterion
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.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.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-180 min60-120 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
12-100+5-1215-2004-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PrioritySession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tags1 shared
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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