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Purposes
- Knowledge construction
- Online socialization
- Development
- Access and motivation
- Information exchange
Group Size
- < 20
- 21 – 50
- 20 – 100
- > 100
- < 50
- 51 – 100
Duration
- 30 min – 1 hour
- < 30 min
- 1 – 2 hours
Interaction
- High
- Medium
- Low
Multilanguage
- no
- yes
1-2-4- All
Engage everyone simultaneously in generating questions, ideas, suggestions
15% solutions
Discover and focus on what each person has the freedom and resources to do now
After Action Review
Review and reflect for future learning
Agreement and Certainty Matrix
Sort challenges into simple, complicated, and complex domains
Appreciation Train
Unlock the power of appreciation
Audience Response System / Polling
Receive feedback in a click
Brainstorming
Fostering the flow of innovative ideas
Brainwriting
Build collective ideas silently
Case Study
Learning in context
Celebrity Interview
Reconnect the experience of leaders and experts with people closest to the challenge at hand
Discovery and Action Dialogue (DAD)
Discover, spark, and unleash local solutions to chronic problems
Drawing Together
Reveal insights and paths forward through non-verbal expression
Ecocycle Planning
Analyze the full portfolio of activities and relationships to identify obstacles and opportunities for progress
Empathy Map
Unleashing Insights, Inspiring Design
Elevator Pitch
Present something quick but compelling
Fishbowl
The art of active listening and of observing
Helping Heuristics
Practice progressive methods for helping others, receiving help, and asking for help
Impromptu Networking
Rapidly share challenges and expectations, building new connections
Improv Prototyping
Develop effective solutions to chronic challenges while having serious fun
Jigsaw
Comparative analysis of tools and techniques
Knowledge Fair
Knowledge transfer between practitioners
Needs, Fears and Expectations
Inclusive kickoff of collaborative processes
Presentations
A visual soundtrack of ideas
Role Play
Learning about roles and responses
Round Robin
Creating a collective perspective
Six Thinking Hats
Harnessing the wisdom of multiple perspectives
Sociometrics
Understanding social structures and systems
Speed Dating
Tales that connect
Timelines
Visualizing the evolution of events and idea
World Café
Informal learning around virtual tables
Behind the screens
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