Juanita Brown, World Cafe Community, David Isaacs M.D. - The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter

The World Caf?? process has been used by tens of thousands of people around the world to tackle real-life issues. Based on seven key principles, it begins with small, intimate conversations at caf??-style tables; these gatherings then link and build on each other as people move between groups and cross-pollinate ideas. In this way, Caf?? learning enables even very large groups to think together creatively in a single, connected conversation. This complete resource explains the Caf?? concept and provides readers with the tools they need to get started. Each chapter opens with stories from business, education, government, and community organizations, each a dramatic example of how leaders are using this process in the real world. Such stories underline the Caf??'s immediate, practical implications for meeting and conference design, strategy formation, knowledge creation, and large-scale systems change. The book includes a foreword by best-selling author Margaret J. Wheatley, an afterword by author Peter ...

The World Caf?? process has been used by tens of thousands of people around the world to tackle real-life issues. Based on seven key principles, it begins with small, intimate conversations at caf??-style tables; these gatherings then link and build on each other as people move between groups and cross-pollinate ideas. In this way, Caf?? learning enables even very large groups to think together creatively in a single, connected conversation. This complete resource explains the Caf?? concept and provides readers with the tools they need to get started. Each chapter opens with stories from business, education, government, and community organizations, each a dramatic example of how leaders are using this process in the real world. Such stories underline the Caf??'s immediate, practical implications for meeting and conference design, strategy formation, knowledge creation, and large-scale systems change. The book includes a foreword by best-selling author Margaret J. Wheatley, an afterword by author Peter ...