The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter

The World Caf? is a flexible, easy-to-use process for fostering collaborative dialogue, sharing collective knowledge, and discovering new opportunities for action. World Caf? originators Juanita Brown and David Isaacs outline seven core design principles and provide practical tips and tools for convening and hosting "conversations that matter," even with very large groups. Each chapter features actual stories of Caf? dialogues from business, education, government, and community organizations across the globe, demonstrating how the World Caf? approach can be adapted to many different settings and cultures. Based on living systems thinking, this is a proven approach for fostering authentic dialogue and creating dynamic networks of conversation around your organization or community?s real work and critical questions??improving both personal relationships and people?s capacity to shape the future together. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-15-2009; Dialogue Made Practical--Conversations that Matter!; I have been a student of "dialogue" for at least 15 years. I was first introduced to the concept through the work of Chris Argyris on "inquiry and advocacy." And I even took a course in "The Path of Dialogue" some years ago. Very...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-20-2009; World Cafe; I am enjoying this book. It is most informative. I love the illustrations. They really capture the heart of wht they're writing about. And am IN a cafe conversation process with my organization so it's very timely!; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-07-2008; A Great Idea that Needs a Better Book; This is an incredibly hard book for me to review. As with some other business books I've read in the past, I think the ideas are good and useful. On the other hand, despite its deceptively friendly appearance, I find this an incredibly...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-07-2008; The Wisdom of The Team; As CEO Coach, Poet and author of a leadship book that helps leaders unleash the genius of themselves, their teams and their businesses, I recomend this book. I have been through the process described in this book and find it an excellent...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-15-2009; Dialogue Made Practical--Conversations that Matter!; I have been a student of "dialogue" for at least 15 years. I was first introduced to the concept through the work of Chris Argyris on "inquiry and advocacy." And I even took a course in "The Path of Dialogue" some years ago. Very...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-07-2008; A Great Idea that Needs a Better Book; This is an incredibly hard book for me to review. As with some other business books I've read in the past, I think the ideas are good and useful. On the other hand, despite its deceptively friendly appearance, I find this an incredibly...; read full review | report as inappropriate