Embracing the World Cafe Pattern

by Amy Lenzo | Mar 27, 2026

Embracing the World Cafe Pattern: A 4-Session Introduction SUNDAYS SEPTEMBER 6TH – 27TH, 2026 9:00 – 11:30 am Pacific Time 12:00 – 2:30 pm Eastern Time 18:00 – 20:30 Central European Time (Check a Time Zone Converter for Local Time in Your...

World Cafe in South Africa: A Memory

by Amy Lenzo | Aug 3, 2025 | 30th Anniversary Stories, Africa

This story comes from the acclaimed author Alan Briskin, as a contribution to the World Cafe’s 30th Anniversary: Shortly after my book The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace was released in paperback (1998), I received a phone call I initially thought might be a...

Community Cafe Americas-Europe February 2024

by Michaela Sieh | Feb 7, 2024

Our theme for the 2024 year of Community Cafes is “Deepening our Practice”. We will be using the World Cafe Design Principles as our guiding North Star, and each month, we will deepen our inquiry into one of the design principles. Join us in conversations about...

Asia Pacific Community Cafe February 2023

by Amy Lenzo | Jan 24, 2023

Thursday, February 23rd Love, Compassion, and Caring: for Ourselves, Each Other, and the World 8:30 – 11 am in New Delhi | 11 – 1:30 in Beijing |  12 – 2:30 pm in Tokyo | 1 – 3:30 pm in Sydney | 3 – 5:30p m Wellington Pacific Time:...

Digital Sandbox November 21

by Amy Lenzo | Nov 5, 2022

The monthly Digital Sandbox is a playful space where together we can explore the ways technology supports us in creating “hospitable space” online. THIS MONTH’S TOPIC WILL BE HOSTING WORLD CAFE ONLINE Here, we bring our questions, learn by doing, try...