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Hi all!
Thus far, I haven't ever really run a WC on my own, but have co-facilitated 1-2 and participated in 1-2.
But from time to time people ask me how to run one.
Today, I got an email from a dear friend who is looking to use TWC in Ukraine on healing old society/familial pain.
She asked, "I don't have a lot of time to prepare, what should I be paying attention to in running a WC?
My answer--
read the mini-guide and principles (now available in Russian translation)
1. purpose-- be as clear as you can as to the purpose of the cafe, which is clarified once you clarify context.
2. questions-- powerful, open questions
3. personal preparation-- be as healthy as you can be to hold good space
4. preparing the space-- making it hospitable, tea/coffee/snacks flowing freely...
And then I asked her, "What do you think you should pay attention to?" --- emphasizing the importance of developing one's own intuitive capacity in working with the practice...
So, if you had the same question put to you, what would you say?
thanks!
raffi
san diego
Tags: first time, intuition
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Permalink Reply by juanita brown on -
Hi dear Raffi,
I'd love this question to be placed in the center of the community in some way....it's SUCH a wonderful question. For more people to see it I think it would be great if you put it in the Methods of Strategic Collaboration group here on this site. Send me your actual e-mail and I can connect you to a list of people who I'm sure would have fascinating responses.
With fondest regards,
Juanita
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Permalink Reply by Ria Baeck on -
Your list is great Raffi, but I would add something about outcome - harvest - link with a next step...
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Cool! Last step could be to share with us what Intuition has been wispering. ;)
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Permalink Reply by Amy Lenzo on -
That was a beautiful clear response you gave to your friend, Raffi. Excellent! I too would like to hear her answer to the last question, and like Ria says, note the importance of a harvest.
Since this area is for stories, I am going to move it over to the section it belongs to - which is "World Cafe Questions/ Best Practice", where, as Juanita says, it will get more notice.
Wonderful work, Raffi! Thanks!
Amy
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