More visual images to use for World Cafe introductions -- see attached for more images

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Permalink Reply by John Inman on September 26, 2009 at 7:05am

Nancy I posted all of your graphics on the Fielding Graduate University Forum site with a suggestion that if anyone was looking for a wonderful graphic recorder to visit The World Cafe Community and contact you. There are many Fielding folks who do cafe work so maybe this will be a benefit to you. Again I love your work. I wish you the best this weekend. Take care.

John

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Permalink Reply by nancy margulies on September 29, 2009 at 7:27am

Hi John -- thanks so much! I would love to work with the folks at Fielding. I did one even there several years ago and would welcome more opportunities. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

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Permalink Reply by Subashree Krishnan on September 28, 2009 at 10:43pm

Awesome visuals Nancy !

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Permalink Reply by carlos lemoine on September 29, 2009 at 11:21am

Beatiful Nancy. Where could I get tips on how to encourage people to draw and how to use the drawings to have conclusions? Many thanks in advance.

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Permalink Reply by Maria de los Angeles Cinta on May 6, 2010 at 1:35pm

Hi Carlos,

I agree with you, Nancy's visuals are indeed beautiful. In response to your questions, I have a few ideas that I have used with good results. In the front end of the Cafe and as part of a very brief introduction to the process (supported by a few graphic/visuals) I explain that doodling and drawing is part of the documentation/memory of the experience. I also frame it as one among other ways of learnings. Kinesthetic and visual learners usually relate to it very quickly. As for generating conclusions, I have used the drawings as part of a "gallery walk," or as central to a session of collective sharing, or in a kind of market place for learnings where people from different tables set up their booths to tell the story behind the drawings. All of these are usually followed by a final whole group session of harvesting or final reflections.

Best Regards,

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Permalink Reply by Raffi Aftandelian on December 6, 2009 at 3:57pm

Dear all,

Inspired by the practice of using images to convey the essence of World Cafe, in the run up to a one day World Cafe Learning Workshop held in Moscow last month (organized by Intertraining, workshop led by Ulric Rudebeck), we asked a artist, facilitator, community activist and longtime Intertraining member, Vera "Dyomka" Vakulenko to convey the spirit of the seven principles.

set the context

create hospitable space

explore questions that matter

encourage everyone's contributions

connect diverse perspectives

listen together for insights

questions that matter

Dyomka writes that you are free to use the images wherever they may bring joy. And asks that you acknowledge the source when using them.

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Permalink Reply by carlos lemoine on January 30, 2010 at 10:03am

Raffi...

Thanks for the images about the essence of World Cafe. They are so beautiful.

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Permalink Reply by nancy margulies on March 17, 2010 at 9:44am

you are welcome. Let me know what other introductory phrases you'd like added to the pack. N

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Permalink Reply by Freddy Trujillo on March 16, 2010 at 8:46am

Thank you very much for these wonderfull images!

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Permalink Reply by Beatriz Vera Pozzi Redko on May 3, 2010 at 1:28pm

Beautiful images, Nancy
I almost can use then down here in Brazil
Warm regards

Beatriz

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Permalink Reply by Maria de los Angeles Cinta on May 6, 2010 at 1:17pm

Nancy,
First of all, thank you for your generosity. The images are wonderful and convey beautifully the emotion associated with each of the "practices." They actually create a disposition to do the practices either listen to learn or others. Thanks again.

Maria de los Angeles Cinta

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Permalink Reply by nancy margulies on May 6, 2010 at 5:45pm

es me placer

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