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Barcamp / Unconference

A participant-driven event format (also called an unconference) where the agenda is created collaboratively at the start by participants themselves. Anyone can propose a session; sessions are scheduled into a grid of times and locations. Participants vote with their feet, moving freely between sessions. It produces high-quality, self-organised learning events with minimal top-down structure.

Durée
4h–8h
Taille du groupe
15–500 people
Matériel
session grid board, sticky notes, markers…
Source
Community

Comment l'animer

  1. 1

    Open the event with all participants gathered together.

  2. 2

    Explain the format: no pre-set agenda, no fixed speakers. Anyone can propose a session on any topic.

  3. 3

    Invite participants to propose sessions by writing a title and brief description on a card and presenting it in 30 seconds.

  4. 4

    Facilitator or participants schedule sessions into a visible grid (times Ă— locations).

  5. 5

    Sessions begin. Participants move freely between sessions (Law of Two Feet: if you're not learning or contributing, move on).

  6. 6

    No slides required, no formal presenter — conversations are preferred.

  7. 7

    Close with a brief harvest: what were the key themes and insights that emerged?

Conseils

  • The Law of Two Feet is the heart of the unconference — make it explicit and permission-giving.

  • A good marketplace (session pitching phase) takes 20–30 minutes for large groups.

  • Trust that the format works even if it feels chaotic at the start.',

Variantes

Run a half-day internal unconference for a team. Combine with Open Space Technology for large, complex challenges. Use Lean Coffee format for smaller groups.

Contextes d'utilisation

Professional conferencesInternal team knowledge sharing daysCommunity eventsHackathons

Questions fréquemment posées

Quand utiliser Barcamp / Unconference ?â–ľ

Utilisez Barcamp / Unconference lorsque vous souhaitez: Professional conferences; Internal team knowledge sharing days; Community events; Hackathons.

Combien de temps dure Barcamp / Unconference ?â–ľ

Barcamp / Unconference dure généralement 240–480 minutes.

Pour combien de participants Barcamp / Unconference convient-il ?â–ľ

Barcamp / Unconference fonctionne mieux pour des groupes de 15–500 participants.

De quels matériaux ai-je besoin pour Barcamp / Unconference ?▾

Pour animer Barcamp / Unconference, vous aurez besoin de : session grid board, sticky notes, markers, rooms or zones.

Quel est le niveau de difficulté de Barcamp / Unconference ?▾

Barcamp / Unconference est classé intermédiaire — une certaine expérience en facilitation est utile.

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