Inter-Connectedness

David Isaacs, co-founder of the World Cafe, reads a letter, written by Chris Ahrends about his experiences during the “Ubuntu Cafe”. “… held in the gentle embrace of intentional community and enlivened by energy of uniqueness – for me,...

Moving Forward Together

We received this beautiful note from Dr. Edna Pasher – one of the pioneers of the global World Cafe community. She writes: This is a great timing to step in and create a great future for all of us. It is at the end of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish...

Hosting Difference

In my career, as a Chief Executive Officer in a large nonprofit organization, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in meetings with my counterparts around the world. Forty cultures all in one place. Forty leaders common in their vision. And forty different worlds...

Awakening a Shared Heart

I love how the World Cafe Community is deliberate about marking these 20 years of practice with intentional sharing and harvesting. And in the name of impact, doing good collectively, and weaving a collective intelligence across the global community of practitioners....

Integrating Intimacy and Scale

The World Café integrates intimacy and scale, as it designs and facilitates networks of collaborative conversation around questions that matter in service to life-affirming possibilities. David Isaacs, Co-Founder World Café Please join us in celebrating the 20th...