World Café as Research Method

Hosts: Bo Gyllenpalm, Amy Lenzo, Fred Steier, Niels Agger-Gupta, Flavio Mesquita; Visual Recording: Heidi Forbes-Oste; Harvest document: Rosa Zubizarreta

Hosting Organization/Sponsor: Fielding University

Location: Fielding University; Santa Barbara, California; United States

Who Was The Café For? Faculty at Fielding University and members of the World Café Research Community

Purpose: This World Cafe was part of Fielding's Winter Session, 2015. The purpose was to connect with those who are either currently conducting, or interested in academic research either on the World Cafe process itself, or using World Café as a research methodology, and increase general awareness about concept, design and facilitation issues involved, as well as best practices and paradoxes for exploration.

Questions:

Round One: What was your most impactful / memorable experience with research / inquiry?

Round Two: What could "research" also be?

Round Three: What are we creating together?

Impact: Co-Exploring broad range of experiences and insights related to World Café as Action Research Method, looking into generative and emerging qualities of research.

Read more in the attached harvest document.