Magic in the Middle

by | Oct 13, 2015 | 20th Anniversary Messages

Somehow, all those years ago, Juanita and David stumbled on something simple but mighty. Maybe it came through welcoming people to their home, but World Café seems to always make people feel at home, enough to be open to conversations that really matter.  And from...
Impact Café Brussels

Impact Café Brussels

by | Sep 29, 2015

(Time shown is local time Brussels, UTC +1) What if the magical web of connections helps us to build resilient communities, together – in our organisations and in the larger field? We are inviting all who are curious to explore the field of “organisations...

Conversations Matter!

by | Sep 21, 2015 | 20th Anniversary Messages, Conversation

What if we are immersed in conversation like fish swimming in water? What if it is through conversation that we have built everything in our world? The World Cafe reminds us that conversations matter – no matter how small or large – and to consider what we...
Impact Café Brussels

World Café at the European Commission

by | Sep 16, 2015

(local time in Brussels) The European Commission has used the World Café extensively over many years as part of a participatory engagement strategy to impact social issues, community relationships, internal decisions, and develop conversational leadership within the...

World Café Impact – Japan-style

by | Sep 11, 2015 | Book, Impact, Video

Thanks to Michael Shell of GLPA, I recently discovered this video of myself sharing stories of the Japanese translation of the World Café book*, and the ongoing impact of World Café within Japan. In watching it,  I was struck by how fully our Japanese friends have...