Conversations Matter!

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...

World Cafe and MaestroMonth

What’s easier than picking up the phone to connect and get people talking to each other? Nothing, right?! Well, what if we could meet for a World Cafe on the phone – break out into small groups with touch of a button and then come back to the large group...

Conversation and Community

David Isaacs sent me this quote from Peter Block: My belief is that the way we create conversations that overcome the fragmented nature of our communities is what creates an alternative future. This can be a difficult stance to take for we have a deeply held belief...

World Cafe in Elementary Schools!

This from Jean Kluver of the Explorer Elementary Charter School in San Diego: “I thought you might be interested to see how we use World Café at our school with children from K through 5th grade.  We learned it originally from Nanci Cole, a master teacher from...