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Extending Meaningful Conversation: Virtual World Cafes
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Julia Young, from Facilitate Proceedings, wrote the following:
The World Café, a process and set of design principles for having meaningful conversations about topics that matter, has been around since 1995. I have recently had two very interesting conversations about the possibility and practice of taking the World Café dialogue process online. The energy and enthusiasm in both exchanges, with Kathryn Alexander, an OD consultant in Arizona, and with Amy Lenzo from The World Café, was infectious. This is just one of many examples where we as facilitators can extend the reach of what we know how to do well – bringing groups of people together around a focused set of topics for a purposeful conversation – with the use of online collaboration tools.
Read the rest of her piece here
Julia Young, from Facilitate Proceedings, wrote the following:
The World Café, a process and set of design principles for having meaningful conversations about topics that matter, has been around since 1995. I have recently had two very interesting conversations about the possibility and practice of taking the World Café dialogue process online. The energy and enthusiasm in both exchanges, with Kathryn Alexander, an OD consultant in Arizona, and with Amy Lenzo from The World Café, was infectious. This is just one of many examples where we as facilitators can extend the reach of what we know how to do well – bringing groups of people together around a focused set of topics for a purposeful conversation – with the use of online collaboration tools.
Read the rest of her piece here
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Permalink Reply by John Inman on -
If anyone is interested in virtual cafes, this article that Amy posted is excellent. Provides two different technologies to facilitate online cafes.
John
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Permalink Reply by ank on -
Hi Julia
if you are interested in online methods you may want to experience a Synthetron social brainstorm?
look at the link: http://thethinkingtank.co.uk/leadership.htm
for all details to join tomorrow Business Leaders Thinking Tank
Oct 22nd , 4 to 4.30pm UK time (12 to 12.30pm EST)
topic: Sustainability—dream or nightmare?
joanne
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Permalink Reply by John Inman on
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Ank I was unable to join in this particular call. I will watch for another and see what the experience is like. Thank you so much for the suggestion.
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