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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation Responsibility Poker |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  Facilitation Fishbowl Discussion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences. | When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. | When a controversial topic needs depth and discipline at the same time, Fishbowl Discussion makes the structure of the conversation transparent. The format keeps the core small enough for real dialogue and open enough for controlled turnover. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 45-90 min | 45–75 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 3-10 | Team members involved | 8-80 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Discussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | FacilitationDialogueLarge group |