Hosting Support

Interested in convening and hosting a World Café? These resources will guide you through the process. Taken together, they cover everything from considerations related to the design of the café, physical set-up of the café environment, creative application of the café design principles, and much more. All you need are people and a place to meet!

The World Café: Shaping Our Futures
Through Conversations That Matter
by Juanita Brown and David Isaacs with the World Café Community; Forward by Meg Wheatley, Afterword by Peter Senge

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English-language e-Book!

Café to Go! This concise guide to the World Café covers the basics of the process. It includes brief outlines of each principle, a description of Café Etiquette, an outline of key elements of the World Café conversations, and tips for creating Café ambiance.

The World Café: A Resource Guide. A robust guide to hosting your Café, this guide gives more detail on the principles and explains the role of the Café host and the table host. A complete list of supplies and room set up needs is included. (There is a charge for this guide, which is offered by a 3rd party)

The Art of Powerful Questions. This comprehensive guide written by Eric Vogt, Juanita Brown and David Isaacs explores the three dimensions of a powerful question–construction, scope and assumptions–and then offers sample questions for focusing collective attention, finding deeper insight and creating forward movement.

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You are welcome to download and use these World Café Hosting Guides to support your work with the World Café. (Your donation to the World Café Community Foundation helps make this work available as a gift to all and is deeply appreciated.)