StoryNet - The World Cafe Community2024-03-19T02:59:40Zhttp://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/forum/categories/storynet-1/listForCategory?feed=yes&xn_auth=noCommunity Cafes at World Cafetag:www.theworldcafecommunity.org,2016-11-03:3306069:Topic:1166872016-11-03T14:46:20.576ZAmy Lenzohttp://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/AmyLenzo
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<p>Three Community Cafes with World Cafe community members around the globe were hosted in September.The Cafes were supported by the World Cafe Community Foundation's Stewardship Council and hosted by the following team: Martin Castro, Cecilia Soriano, Amy Lenzo, Michaela Sieh, Ty Tallcok, and Asma Batool</p>
<p>Each of the three Cafes was a rich experience - small,…</p>
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<p>Three Community Cafes with World Cafe community members around the globe were hosted in September.The Cafes were supported by the World Cafe Community Foundation's Stewardship Council and hosted by the following team: Martin Castro, Cecilia Soriano, Amy Lenzo, Michaela Sieh, Ty Tallcok, and Asma Batool</p>
<p>Each of the three Cafes was a rich experience - small, intimate groups in heart-full conversation - and we learned a lot together.</p>
<p>There were 20-25 people in the first and last and only 3 of us in the middle one, but that conversation was no less rich or focused.<br/> <br/> The context for these Community Cafes was simple - <br/> The online community space that we created 20 years ago that served the needs we had then very well is not necessarily able to support the needs of today in the same way. </p>
<p>The intent of these Cafes was to make our community spaces reflect what we truly want from our interactions as an international community of practice.<br/> <br/> Here is the “Harvest Report” we created to share the essence of what we learned and what is needed/wanted, along with a graphic recording from the September 14th Cafe by Nancy White.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2868412088?profile=original" target="_self">Harvest Report.pdf</a><br/> <br/> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2868413579?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2868413579?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-center" width="750"/></a></p> THE WORLD CAFE - Hellas Project / 2nd meeting, October 18tag:www.theworldcafecommunity.org,2016-10-30:3306069:Topic:1167872016-10-30T16:20:59.469ZAlexandros Pantazidishttp://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/AlexandrosPantazidis
<p align="right"><b>THE WORLD CAFE – Hellas Project</b></p>
<p align="right">2<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the translational team / Oct. 18, 2016</p>
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<p>On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 took place the 2nd meeting of the project team members for the translation of the book "<b>THE WORLD CAFÉ: Shaping our Futures Through Conversations That Matter</b>". During the meeting, inter alia, we discussed with the World Café method the needs that comes to cover the translation of the book,…</p>
<p align="right"><b>THE WORLD CAFE – Hellas Project</b></p>
<p align="right">2<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the translational team / Oct. 18, 2016</p>
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<p>On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 took place the 2nd meeting of the project team members for the translation of the book "<b>THE WORLD CAFÉ: Shaping our Futures Through Conversations That Matter</b>". During the meeting, inter alia, we discussed with the World Café method the needs that comes to cover the translation of the book, and the reasons that may lead to failure of the translation project. Here are the questions, and the results of the "harvest":</p>
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<p><b>Why is it necessary to translate the TWC book, since it is available for free the quick reference guide “CAFÉ to GO”?</b></p>
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<li>The reference guide is useful for a first familiarization with TWC methodology. Through the book we can deepen.</li>
<li>The book can be a reference point for the dissemination of the method.</li>
<li>The World Café can be more easily teached by the book.</li>
<li>Through the book the World Café can be more easily accepted.</li>
<li>The book can be a tool for the group itself.</li>
<li>The book will provide a qualitative basis for the subsequent use of the method.</li>
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<pre><b>What would be the reasons that may lead to the failure of our translation work?</b></pre>
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<li>Lack of adaptation to the Greek reality (lack of “localization”).</li>
<li>The time pressure in combination with unrealistic deadlines.</li>
<li>The lack of consistency in respect to the deadlines.</li>
<li>The absence in the monthly meetings.</li>
<li>Lack of money for the revision and copy editing of the final greek texts by a professional translator.</li>
<li>Lack of normal text flow in the greek language.</li>
<li>Lack of common terminology and common text style. </li>
</ul> THE WORLD CAFE - Hellas Projecttag:www.theworldcafecommunity.org,2016-10-29:3306069:Topic:1169842016-10-29T09:48:19.516ZAlexandros Pantazidishttp://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/AlexandrosPantazidis
<p align="right"><b>THE WORLD CAFE – Hellas Project</b></p>
<p align="right">1<sup>st</sup> meeting of the translational team / Sept. 21, 2016</p>
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<p class="Default">On Wednesday, September 21 took place the first meeting among people interested in joining the team for the greek translation of the book "<b>THE WORLD CAFÉ: Shaping our Futures Through Conversations That Matter</b>". During the World Café conversation we explored the following two questions as part…</p>
<p align="right"><b>THE WORLD CAFE – Hellas Project</b></p>
<p align="right">1<sup>st</sup> meeting of the translational team / Sept. 21, 2016</p>
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<p class="Default">On Wednesday, September 21 took place the first meeting among people interested in joining the team for the greek translation of the book "<b>THE WORLD CAFÉ: Shaping our Futures Through Conversations That Matter</b>". During the World Café conversation we explored the following two questions as part of our “team building” procedure. Here are the results of the process:</p>
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<p><b>What are the elements that motivate someone to participate in a team project</b>?</p>
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<li>Commom challenges and ideals</li>
<li>The perspective after…</li>
<li>The project it self</li>
<li>The self-improvement and the learning</li>
<li>To get related with other people</li>
<li>Incentives, benefits and needs</li>
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<p><b>What would be the reasons for some to leave?</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Lack of belief to the project</li>
<li>Lack of acceptance by the others</li>
<li>Lack of practical result</li>
<li>Lack of respect to the rules</li>
<li>Lack of joy</li>
<li>Lack of interest</li>
<li>When the reasons for which the team was established cease to be valid </li>
</ul> Palo Alto Sustainability and Climate Action Summittag:www.theworldcafecommunity.org,2016-09-25:3306069:Topic:1159452016-09-25T02:37:31.552ZAmy Lenzohttp://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/AmyLenzo
<p>This story was sent in by Tirza Hollenhorst.</p>
<p><em>Hosts:</em><br></br>Tirza Hollenhorst - Facilitator<br></br>Evonne Heyning - Graphic Recorder<br></br>Gil Friend - City of Palo Alto Sustainability Officer<br></br><br></br><em>Hosting Org/Sponsor:</em><br></br>City of Palo Alto<br></br><br></br><em>Location:</em><br></br>Palo Alto<br></br><br></br><em>This World Café was for:</em><br></br>Citizens and elected officials.<br></br><br></br><em>Purpose:</em><br></br>* To engage the citizens in the Sustainability and Climate Action plan. <br></br>* To…</p>
<p>This story was sent in by Tirza Hollenhorst.</p>
<p><em>Hosts:</em><br/>Tirza Hollenhorst - Facilitator<br/>Evonne Heyning - Graphic Recorder<br/>Gil Friend - City of Palo Alto Sustainability Officer<br/><br/><em>Hosting Org/Sponsor:</em><br/>City of Palo Alto<br/><br/><em>Location:</em><br/>Palo Alto<br/><br/><em>This World Café was for:</em><br/>Citizens and elected officials.<br/><br/><em>Purpose:</em><br/>* To engage the citizens in the Sustainability and Climate Action plan. <br/>* To uncover additional resources and possibilities. <br/>* To generate interest and action.<br/><br/><em>Numbers Attending:</em><br/>340<br/><br/><em>Questions Used:</em><br/>The room was divided into four different areas: water, transportation, energy and natural resources<br/><br/><em>What would it mean to me if Palo Alto was a leader in (water, transportation, energy, or natural environment)?</em></p>
<p><em>What obstacles might we face and how can we overcome them?<br/></em><br/><em>If our success was completely guaranteed, what bold steps might we choose?</em><br/><br/><em>Impact:</em> <br/>The City of Palo Alto Sustainability and Climate Action Summit was held to introduce the citizens of Palo Alto to the city’s Draft Sustainability and Climate Action Plan. The half day event was attended by well over 300 people including local citizens and government officials from Palo Alto and neighboring cities. <br/><br/>After an in depth review of the plan by city Sustainability Officer, Gil Friend, Tirza Hollenhorst facilitated a two-hour World Cafe. The cafe was designed to give citizens the opportunity to discuss the plans and bring forth additional solutions. The Cafe was lively and many well thought out proposals where brought forth. Attendees were overwhelmingly positive about the day and the level of engagement from the city. <br/><br/>People felt that the day was incredibly well organized and the cafe made a real difference. <br/><br/><em>Key Themes and Findings</em><br/>Microgrids and electricity generation at the local level<br/>Distributed power, water, alternative currencies to manage flow<br/>Water catchment, greywater systems for gardens and native flora/fauna<br/>Wetlands, watersheds and wildlife care includes preservation of green spaces<br/>Educational keys to engaging participation and efficient time lines to change<br/>More biking, less cars - new approaches to creating a walkable city<br/>Getting over the fear of change by working together on culture shift<br/>Use games, challenges, public play as opportunities to develop solutions<br/>Explore local energy storage and smarter distribution in neighborhoods<br/><br/><em>Additional Comments</em><br/>I have great photos but they are too big for this form<br/><br/></p> Conscious Elders and Odd Fellowstag:www.theworldcafecommunity.org,2016-09-25:3306069:Topic:1159872016-09-25T02:33:42.418ZAmy Lenzohttp://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/AmyLenzo
<p>This story was sent in by World Café pioneer and graphic wizard extraordinaire Nancy Margulies.</p>
<p><em>Hosts:</em><br></br>Nancy Margulies and the leadership team of a national organization, The Conscious Elders Network<br></br><br></br><em>Hosting Org/Sponsor:</em><br></br>The Conscious Elders Network<br></br><br></br><em>Location:</em><br></br>Odd Fellows Hall in Half Moon Bay, California<br></br><br></br><em>This World Café was for:</em><br></br>CEN wanted to let people know about their organization and enable participants…</p>
<p>This story was sent in by World Café pioneer and graphic wizard extraordinaire Nancy Margulies.</p>
<p><em>Hosts:</em><br/>Nancy Margulies and the leadership team of a national organization, The Conscious Elders Network<br/><br/><em>Hosting Org/Sponsor:</em><br/>The Conscious Elders Network<br/><br/><em>Location:</em><br/>Odd Fellows Hall in Half Moon Bay, California<br/><br/><em>This World Café was for:</em><br/>CEN wanted to let people know about their organization and enable participants to get to know one another better, share their interests in contributing to a better world, and find ways to support one another.<br/><br/><em>Purpose:</em><br/>CEN wanted to let people know about their organization and encourage them to participate in specific action groups. The goal was also to enable participants to get to know one another better, share their interests in contributing to a better world, and find ways to support one another.<br/><br/><em>Numbers Attending:</em><br/>60<br/><br/><em>Questions Used:</em><br/>This was not a typical World Cafe. However, there were questions addressed such as: <em>Where is the future you want emerging now? (What signs of that future give you hope).</em><br/><br/><em>What energizes you? Or what do you feel most passionate about?</em><br/><br/><em>What would you like to do to be not retired, but re-fired, enthused to take action for inner growth or outer action in the world?</em><br/><br/><em>Impact:</em> <br/>We set up long tables and had paper and art materials on all of the tables. People began by drawing a circle the size of a dessert plate. They then put feet or a stand under the circle. Then everyone stood up and moved one place to the right.</p>
<p>They were now sitting in front of a crystal ball that holds an image or words that indicate what future is emerging - a future they want. They then drew or wrote words to reflect this future and discussed it with the person directly across from them. This moving and talking in groups of 2,3 and 4 continued with more drawing, more conversing. Later people met in smaller groups based upon their interest in joining a specific action group.<br/><br/>Additional <em>Comments:</em><br/>The goal of this event was also to have fun -- people enjoyed the art aspect and there was a lot of lively conversation. We didn't do a harvest, but it could easily have been incorporated.<br/><br/>We also showed a 12 minute TED talk half way through. This talk explained how small actions of people who "walk out" of the major institutions and begin small local actions eventually connect and form a viable alternative. Organic food movement is one such example. The talk by Deborah Freize, is based on her book with Meg Wheatley.</p>
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<p>This story was sent in by Nico Pronk, from HealthPartners in Minneapolis, MN</p>
<p><em>Hosts:</em><br></br> The "Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Communities" World Café was hosted by HealthPartners in Minneapolis and convened by the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO). The World Café dialogue sessions were facilitated by Dr. Cathy Baase, Global Medical Director at Dow Chemical Company, and Dr. Nico Pronk, Chief Science Officer at HealthPartners.<br></br> <br></br> <em>Hosting…</em></p>
<p>This story was sent in by Nico Pronk, from HealthPartners in Minneapolis, MN</p>
<p><em>Hosts:</em><br/> The "Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Communities" World Café was hosted by HealthPartners in Minneapolis and convened by the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO). The World Café dialogue sessions were facilitated by Dr. Cathy Baase, Global Medical Director at Dow Chemical Company, and Dr. Nico Pronk, Chief Science Officer at HealthPartners.<br/> <br/> <em>Hosting Org/Sponsor:</em><br/> Hosted at HealthPartners; Sponsored by HERO and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation<br/> <br/> <em>Location:</em><br/> Minneapolsi, Minnesota, USA<br/> <br/> <em>This World Café was for:</em><br/> Corporate executives, executive leaders of non-profits and public health agencies<br/> <br/> <em>Purpose:</em><br/> To access the collective intelligence of corporate executives and thought leaders in an effort to identify important elements of a business case for employer leadership and investment in improving community health<br/> <br/> <em>Number of People Attending:</em><br/> 60<br/> <br/> <em>Questions Used:</em><br/> Q1: "What are the strongest elements of a business case that will generate higher levels of employer leadership in improving community health?"<br/> <br/> Q2: "What are the most important barriers and limitations that will keep employers from playing their critical role in community health?"<br/> <br/> <em>Impact:</em></p>
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<li>This World Cafe identified strongest elements of a business case form investment into community health by business.</li>
<li>It facilitated the start of a broader conversation on this topic that has gone national and global. It became a critical part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's goal to create a "culture of health" in the US.</li>
<li>It created the starting point for a website designed to provide resources for employers to engage in community health. See: <a href="http://www.get-hwhc.org" target="_blank">www.get-hwhc.org</a></li>
<li>It brought together several organizations that align around similar goals and facilitated many partnerships.</li>
<li>It provided the raw data for a scientific publication on the relationship between corporate America and community health.</li>
<li>It became original input and insight into the work conducted by the CEO Innovation Collaborative of the Obesity Solutions Roundtable at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) as well as the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement at the NAM.</li>
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<p><br/> <em>Comments</em><br/> The <a href="http://www.get-hwhc.org" target="_blank">HWHC website</a> referred to above is a result of this effort and other activities coordinated by the Employer-Community Committee of the HERO. The website contains much more in-depth knowledge for employers to use.<br/></p> The World Cafe Story of Fukushima Toyopettag:www.theworldcafecommunity.org,2016-07-14:3306069:Topic:1147222016-07-14T02:14:41.039ZAmy Lenzohttp://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/AmyLenzo
<p><em>Story sent in by Daisuke Kawaguchi, Chief Researcher at Human Value, Inc. Japan (translators and publishers for the World Cafe book in Japanese)</em></p>
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<p><em>Story sent in by Daisuke Kawaguchi, Chief Researcher at Human Value, Inc. Japan (translators and publishers for the World Cafe book in Japanese)</em></p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2868410933?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2868410933?profile=original" width="640"/></a>Fukushima Toyopet is a Toyota car dealership located in Fukushima, Japan. They were founded in 1956 and now own more than 20 shops; about 560 employees work for them. <br/> <br/> Recently they have been challenged to change their organizational culture from their past hierarchical basis to a more dialogic model where people can create their desired future through conversations that matter. They are now cultivating a culture with more autonomy, collaboration, and values for realizing a true partnership with their customers and local community.<br/> <br/> Their journey began by holding a large-scale meeting with all the 560 employees invited and sharing every one’s experiences, thoughts, and desires through open conversations. They named the meeting as “ReBORN Meeting” in the hope of unleashing the strengths and possibilities of all the people for better future. (“ReBORN” is also known as Toyota’s Brand concept.) They applied the methods of Appreciative Inquiry and the World Café to their meeting for enhancing openness, creativity, reflection, and effectiveness. The design team members devoted to creating café-style spaces that enabled warming and relaxing atmosphere. <br/> <br/> As this was the first time for them to get together for open conversations, they seemed a little nervous and worried in the beginning. However, as the conversations progressed, smiles appeared, and energy and enthusiasm were gradually unleashed. They mostly enjoyed café conversation about their personal high-points in their work life and the future possibility of their company. <br/> <br/> Their first challenge went successfully as all the employee experienced the value of the conversations. And as a next step, they started to expand those value from the special ReBORN event meeting into their daily conversations by fostering facilitators who support open dialogue in their workplace.<br/> <br/> About 30 facilitators from all the shops were assigned (some of them applied voluntarily), and had the chance to learn philosophy and approaches for hosting conversations that matter. They practiced conversational leadership in their workplace. And their second ReBORN meeting, held on Feb. 2015 (half a year later the first one was held), was totally designed and facilitated by them. Compared to the first ReBORN meeting, their way of conversation seemed to be evolving. I, myself attended the meeting as a support person of Human Value, and was especially impressed to see the beautiful and peaceful weaving at the world cafe where every single participant spoke up to share their thoughts and aspirations and listened carefully to each other. I was able to sense that the cultural shift was gradually happening.<br/> <br/> In order to continue to foster the change and the values they gained after the second ReBORN meeting, they deployed leadership development opportunities for shop mangers who have been playing key roles for organizational transformation. Through half a year of reflective and dialogical practice and inquiry process, they grew as conversational leaders to be able to enhance the quality of relationships and collective thoughts in their workplace.<br/> <br/> These are stories of Fukushima Toyopet’s conversational leadership in practice. Now Mr. Sato, the president of Fukushima Toyopet, often says that his critical role is to create the open conversational spaces for all the employees. They are currently struggling with a new challenge called “Oujyuen”, which means “helping each other” to realize genuine collaboration. Though their journey has just started and is still going on, I truly believe that they can shape a better future themselves and become an indispensable part of developing the social capital of the Fukushima region.</p>
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<p>I just completed two sessions of "Gateway to Race Relations World Café" for the Department of Veterans Affairs Records Management Center in St. Louis, Missouri. It was an extremely successful event and the first ever in the federal government. The feedback and evaluations were all positive to a participant and all want to continue future sessions building on the first. Race Relations is a perfect topic to have a dialogue within a World Café setting. I am planning sessions now in…</p>
<p>I just completed two sessions of "Gateway to Race Relations World Café" for the Department of Veterans Affairs Records Management Center in St. Louis, Missouri. It was an extremely successful event and the first ever in the federal government. The feedback and evaluations were all positive to a participant and all want to continue future sessions building on the first. Race Relations is a perfect topic to have a dialogue within a World Café setting. I am planning sessions now in Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Dallas. </p> Using The World Café in defining a vision of a learning and practice teamtag:www.theworldcafecommunity.org,2016-02-22:3306069:Topic:1132742016-02-22T11:36:04.744ZAnais Rubió Galvánhttp://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/AnaisRubioGalvan
<p>Last february my colleagues and me co-organized a world café to help a community of learning and practice on health professional coaching to define their vision as a team. GICS (acronym of Investigation Group in Health Coaching-Grupo de Investigación en Coaching de Salud) is a community that focus on learning and practicing coaching sessions through a health perspective. </p>
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<p>In the first part of the co-creation we "dream" (all together) about a vision through the definition of a…</p>
<p>Last february my colleagues and me co-organized a world café to help a community of learning and practice on health professional coaching to define their vision as a team. GICS (acronym of Investigation Group in Health Coaching-Grupo de Investigación en Coaching de Salud) is a community that focus on learning and practicing coaching sessions through a health perspective. </p>
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<p>In the first part of the co-creation we "dream" (all together) about a vision through the definition of a perfect animal (metaphore of the perfect community of learning and practice). We "dream" that we were in 2018 addressing the following questions:</p>
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<li>Who we are in 2018 as a community of learning and practice around health professional coaching?</li>
<li>What challenges are we dealing in 2018?</li>
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<p>After this common group work we ran a world café to define what we needed to do in order to achieve this 2018 vision. It was a kind of special WC since in each table there was a different question. 2 rounds. 3 questions. 4 people per table. </p>
<p>There were three main questions (addressing as if 2018 vision were a reality):</p>
<p>1. What were the main strenghts as a community of learning which enabled us to achieve our vision in 2018?</p>
<p>2. What did we need to drop down, what kind of feelings, bad emotions, wrong paradigms, false beliefs we had to overcome to achieve our vision? </p>
<p>3. What give us energy to continue challenging us in achieving our vision?</p>
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<p>The result was very positive even if the time dedicated to the WC was quite constrained. </p>
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<p>The personal reflection about this experience is the possibility to use WC to help a team to define or redefine it's vision and future. </p>
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<p>I also share with you <a rel="nofollow" href="http://alumni.escuelacoaching.com/es/presentacion/15/2/470/noticias-del-sector/resumen-visual-de-la-jornada-internacional-del-gics-" target="_blank">some photos of the WC session</a></p>
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<p>I keep at your disposal for any doubts or suggestions!</p>
<p>GICS is a group of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://alumni.escuelacoaching.com/" target="_blank">EEC Alumni</a> (community of learning of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.escuelacoaching.com/" target="_blank">European School of Coaching</a>)</p> Cultivating Conversational Leadership in Tampa Baytag:www.theworldcafecommunity.org,2016-01-19:3306069:Topic:1127072016-01-19T21:12:50.107ZMichaela Siehhttp://www.theworldcafecommunity.org/profile/MichaelaSieh
<p>Sharon Joy Kleitsch shared this story of an Impact Cafe in Tampa Bay. </p>
<p><em>Hosts:</em><br></br> Eric Weaver and The Connection Partners</p>
<p><em>Hosting Org/Sponsor:</em><br></br> The Connection Partners</p>
<p><em>Location (City & Country):</em><br></br> Tampa FL, United States</p>
<p><em>Who was this World Café for:</em><br></br> Those who were planning a regional gathering to address poverty in Hillsborough County Nov 7th. Most had not experienced a World Cafe, which was to be a significant…</p>
<p>Sharon Joy Kleitsch shared this story of an Impact Cafe in Tampa Bay. </p>
<p><em>Hosts:</em><br/> Eric Weaver and The Connection Partners</p>
<p><em>Hosting Org/Sponsor:</em><br/> The Connection Partners</p>
<p><em>Location (City & Country):</em><br/> Tampa FL, United States</p>
<p><em>Who was this World Café for:</em><br/> Those who were planning a regional gathering to address poverty in Hillsborough County Nov 7th. Most had not experienced a World Cafe, which was to be a significant part of the upcoming all day event. It was hosted at a Tampa public library so that neighbors and library patrons might attend.</p>
<p><em>Purpose:</em></p>
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<li>An Introduction to World Cafe and it's role in "Enriching Community Connections: The Power of the Collective" on Nov 7th in Tampa.</li>
<li>Secondly, to encourage more to participate in the online World Cafe 20th anniversary experiences.</li>
<li>Finally to introduce the concept of cultivating a culture of conversational leadership, an outcome of Juanita's and David's hosting a storytelling day for Tampa Bay 2004.</li>
<li>How might we become better citizens by acquiring significant skills to foster conversational leadership?</li>
<li>What might happen, if we collaborate and share what we learn around the region as Communities of Practice?</li>
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<p><em>Number of People Attending (approx):</em><br/> 8</p>
<p><em>Questions Used:</em><br/> 1. Turn to someone at your table and share a meaningful conversation<br/> you have had. What made it special?</p>
<p>Framing Quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed<br/> citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever<br/> has." --Margaret Mead--</p>
<p>2. Give an example of your participation in such a group and what<br/> changes did you experience?</p>
<p>3. Same question again - listening for what's new.</p>
<p><em>Impact:</em> <br/> Even in such a small group, there were powerful connections and shared experiences. There was a deeply moving exchange between two women who had experienced homelessness and what they had learned.</p>
<p>Again, the afternoon re-enforced our belief in World Cafe as a potential life-supporting conversational tool that can become a community foundation for resilience.</p>
<p>World Cafe has become a recognized name in the Tampa Bay community<br/> among a growing number of leaders because it works.</p>