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{{Term|World/Knowledge Café|Creative, group process for leading collaborative dialogue, sharing knowledge and creating possibilities for action in group of any size. | {{Term|World/Knowledge Café|Creative, group process for leading collaborative dialogue, sharing knowledge and creating possibilities for action in group of any size. | ||
| − | The environment is set up like a café. Every table as some refreshements and markers on it and is covered with a paper tablecloth. People sitting on a table are asked to held a series of conversation rounds on one or different significant topics, chosen by the organizers. They are asked to use the paper and the marker to keep track of their ideas in the way they prefer (drawing, writing, creating mind maps). Once the conversations are over (usaully a time limit is set), people change table and before starting discussing the new topic they present the basic ideas of the group they were previously in. The most important ideas that where discussed in every group are then spread to the whole number of participants. <ref>[http://www.change-management-toolbook.com www.change-management-toolbook.com] (31 October 2008), [http://www.kstoolkit.org www.kstoolkit.org] (31 October 2008)</ref>}} | + | The environment is set up like a café. Every table as some refreshements and markers on it and is covered with a paper tablecloth. People sitting on a table are asked to held a series of conversation rounds on one or different significant topics, chosen by the organizers. They are asked to use the paper and the marker to keep track of their ideas in the way they prefer (drawing, writing, creating mind maps). Once the conversations are over (usaully a time limit is set), people change table and before starting discussing the new topic they present the basic ideas of the group they were previously in. The most important ideas that where discussed in every group are then spread to the whole number of participants. <ref>[http://www.change-management-toolbook.com www.change-management-toolbook.com] (31 October 2008), [http://www.kstoolkit.org www.kstoolkit.org] (31 October 2008), [http://theworldcafe.com theworldcafe.com] (31 October 2008) </ref>}} |
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| + | {{Addtool|Organizing a World Café| | ||
| + | ==Step by Step== | ||
| + | * Create groups of four or five people and sit each of them around a café-style table. | ||
| + | * In every group identify a person that will have the role of the host and will never leave the table. | ||
| + | * Set up progressive rounds of conversations, each of them must be around 20-30 minutes. The number of conversations depend of the total number of participants to the word café. | ||
| + | * Select questions or issues that are significant for the participants | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 31 October 2008
 World/Knowledge Café |
| Creative, group process for leading collaborative dialogue, sharing knowledge and creating possibilities for action in group of any size. The environment is set up like a café. Every table as some refreshements and markers on it and is covered with a paper tablecloth. People sitting on a table are asked to held a series of conversation rounds on one or different significant topics, chosen by the organizers. They are asked to use the paper and the marker to keep track of their ideas in the way they prefer (drawing, writing, creating mind maps). Once the conversations are over (usaully a time limit is set), people change table and before starting discussing the new topic they present the basic ideas of the group they were previously in. The most important ideas that where discussed in every group are then spread to the whole number of participants. [1] |
{{Addtool|Organizing a World Café|
Step by Step
- Create groups of four or five people and sit each of them around a café-style table.
- In every group identify a person that will have the role of the host and will never leave the table.
- Set up progressive rounds of conversations, each of them must be around 20-30 minutes. The number of conversations depend of the total number of participants to the word café.
- Select questions or issues that are significant for the participants
References
- ↑ www.change-management-toolbook.com (31 October 2008), www.kstoolkit.org (31 October 2008), theworldcafe.com (31 October 2008)