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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Knowledge Modeling Peer Instruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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. | Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 10-20 min je Frage |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 2-6 | 15-200 | 6-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Concept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | LearningDialogueFacilitation |