A Word from our Friends at SoL

by | Nov 3, 2015 | 20th Anniversary Messages

Our friends at the Society for Organizational Learning have this to say about World Café: The Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) has used the World Café at many of our events and community gatherings, such as our Executive Champions’ Workshop (every...

The World Café Revolution

by | Nov 1, 2015 | 20th Anniversary Messages

Our dear friend Margaret Wheatley sent the following message in honor of the World Café’s 20th Anniversary. Meg was instrumental in the birth of the World Café; we are blessed by her friendship and touched to have received this thoughtful note of wisdom &...

Building relationships

by | Oct 30, 2015 | 20th Anniversary Messages

 This inspiring anniversary message was sent to us by Brian Bacon, founder of Oxford Leadership Worldwide: “The World Cafe philosophy and way of talking together as a community has had profound influence on organizational dynamics. It helps people have the...

Team Building

by | Oct 26, 2015 | 20th Anniversary Messages

This from André Duarte in Brasil: “The use of positive conversation, through the World Café concept, has been used in many team buildings, culture enhancement events and other workshops I have participated in the last 10 years. Even today, it strikes me how...

Sacred Portals

by | Oct 22, 2015 | 20th Anniversary Messages

I remember vividly the first time when I heard Juanita speak about the different participatory practices as the sacred portals to the central garden of our shared humanity. I was struck, speechless for a while. That was what I had felt for so long: that there was a...