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Seating Chart
Started this conversation. Last reply by Charlotte Henley Mar 4. 4 Replies 0 Likes
The toolkit says to have people get up and move tables on their own. Or that's how I read it. Based on past events we've had, people tend to migrate in their flock and don't sit by different people.…Continue
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Crystal Hopper posted an event
Advancing the Profession of Learning and Development at Billings, MT First Interstate Bank Tower
January 20, 2012 from 12pm to 1:30pm
The World Café is a conversation process based on a set of integrated design principles that reveal a deeper living network pattern. Big Sky ASTD would like to share this learning tool in a fun and interactive setting. On January 20th at Noon we will meet in the First Interstate Bank Tower in the Lower Level Training Room. Just follow the signs to our "café". Lunch will be provided. The topic chosen for the event is: Advancing the Profession of Learning and Development. Subtopics up for…See More
juanita brown replied to Crystal Hopper's discussion 'Seating Chart'
"Me, too.....you could also have a diagram on a large chart pad (there are several images in the book) that helps show the movement between tables and that can anchor the process in people's minds and how the cross-pollination with people…"
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Crystal Hopper replied to Crystal Hopper's discussion 'Seating Chart'
Ria Baeck replied to Crystal Hopper's discussion 'Seating Chart'
"I always make it simple: I tell one person to stay and be the table host; and then to ask the three other to all go to different tables - as to make the cross-polination of ideas the highest. That's all I do."
Crystal Hopper replied to Claudia Keller's discussion 'World Café as a Game'
"I was thinking about this also. Some of my thoughts were to follow an idea and find out who originated it and give them a prize. If you allow tabletop drawing then you could vote on best drawing and give a prize.
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Crystal Hopper posted a discussion
Seating Chart
The toolkit says to have people get up and move tables on their own. Or that's how I read it. Based on past events we've had, people tend to migrate in their flock and don't sit by different people. When we do our World Cafe event in January I want to develop a seemingly random plan for everyone to sit at each table with different people each time. I've been working on this in Excel most of the day. I just can't quite get the same number of people at each table and sitting with mostly different…See More
Benjamin Aaron Degenhart left a comment for Crystal Hopper
"Hi Crystal, welcome to this Community of Learning and Practice.
It would be great if you can write a bit more about yourself in your profile and maybe also in our introduction-section. And, if you upload profile picture i can add…"
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- At 2:20pm on December 16, 2011,
Benjamin Aaron Degenhart said… Hi Crystal, welcome to this Community of Learning and Practice.
It would be great if you can write a bit more about yourself in your profile and maybe also in our introduction-section. And, if you upload profile picture i can add you to our collage.
Maybe our series of Learning Programs is interesting for you or someone you know? You can find more information here.
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