Glossary

The world café method sees learners openly and intensively discuss an exciting question on a larger main topic at several small tables or in several virtual rooms.

The canvas method is used to clearly lay out or plan complex projects, products, or interrelations.

Members of a book club agree on a text (such as a novel or an article) that they read by themselves in advance and discuss in the group at a set time.

A brown-bag meeting (also: Lunch & Learn) is an informal meeting between employees that usually takes place during their lunch break.

A blog, or weblog as it was originally called, is a platform where one or more people publish (blog) posts.

A best practice visit is when a working group visits a team, either at its own company or at another company, that is considered to be a role model in its area.

A BarCamp (also known as an “unconference”) is a conference format in which the participants themselves provide the content.

Augmented reality is a computer-generated extension of a person’s view of the real world.

Agile learning borrows tools and methods from the world of agile work (especially Scrum-based software development) and applies them as a framework for self-organized learning in small teams or for individual learners.