World Café
Purpose:
• To generate input, share knowledge, stimulate innovative thinking and explore action possibilities around real life issues and questions
• To engage people in authentic conversation, whether they are meeting for the first time, or are in established relationships
• To develop work networks
• To deepen relationships and mutual ownership of outcomes in an existing group
• To engage stakeholders in conversations that matter about topics of mutual interest
Description: World cafe is a proven, simple and powerful conversational process for fostering constructive dialogue, accessing collective intelligence, and creating innovative possibilities for action. Originally developed in 1995 by Juanita Brown, the cafe concept has been used in universities, corporations, government, non-profits and many other organizations.
Cafes work as a great interactive learning format because they operate on the assumption that:
• The knowledge and wisdom we need are already present and accessible (in those who turn up to participate)
• Intelligence emerges as the system connects to itself in creative ways
• Insight evolves from honouring each other’s wisdom, listening to the middle, searching for patterns in knowledge
Learning Objectives:
Learning objectives are scaled to match audience interest, and the intention and duration of your keynote. Suggested learning objectives include, and are not limited to learning to:
• Recall adult learning principles and supporting design components
• Incorporate adult learning principles in the design of training and awareness programs
• Appreciate the importance of your learner’s current knowledge and needs
• Understand the breadth of activities involved in creating training that has impact
• Recall hints and tips to create interest and put a new spin on traditional learning approaches
Duration: Minimum 2.5 hours
Group Size: Minimum 20 – maximum 400
Download the BridgePoint Effect World Café Backgrounder (PDF)