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Harvesting a World Cafe - shopping for ideas.
Started this conversation. Last reply by Mel Blitzer May 30, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Marzena Walkowiak replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"Hello Mel,
To have this meeting on Adobe Connect, you will need to explain to everyone how to access this platform so we can practice. I will look for it myself. We will need to "gather" people and inform them about this…"
Mel Blitzer replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"Thanks for the wake up call Marenza.
I think the platform I use for webinars, Adobe Connect, offers the best possibilities for something that would come close to a face2face World Cafe conversation. You can actually have people…"
Mel Blitzer replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"Yes this is an old conversation. I have not had the chance to try a World Cafe, virtually or otherwise. I do teach a MBA course on ilne about Organization Change for a US University. I design and deliver webinars as well using Adobe Connect. I…"
Marzena Walkowiak replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"Great Idea. Maybe using Facebook or Wikki?"
Mel Blitzer replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Harvesting a World Cafe - shopping for ideas.'
"Amy:
Thank you for your timely response. I appreciate your suggestions, especially using the post-its. Using a graphic professional is something I would love to do but may be outside the budget of this organization.
I submitted a proposal in with…"
Amy Lenzo replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Harvesting a World Cafe - shopping for ideas.'
"Hi Mel,
Great questions, and congratulations on the opportunity to make a difference with this professional services firm. I look forward to hearing how it goes and wish you the best of luck.
One thought I have in listening to your story is that…"
Mel Blitzer commented on Marxe Urteaga's group 'Cafe Canada'
"Yikes!!! So I finally have the opportunity to host a World Cafe. The question is around developing a community of practice in a group of professionals- what does a community of practice look like? 40 participants- 2 hours.
My query ( which I have…"
Mel Blitzer commented on Chris Chopyak's group 'Art of Harvesting'
"Yikes!!! So I finally have the opportunity to host a World Cafe. The question is around developing a community of practice for a group of professionals- what does a community of practice look like? 40 participants- 2 hours.
My query is about ways…"
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Harvesting a World Cafe - shopping for ideas.
So I finally have the opportunity to host a World Cafe. The question is around developing a community of practice in a professional services firm- what does a community of practice look like? 40 participants- 2 hours.My query is about ways to harvest and present the collective wisdom of the participants. I was thinking that after three rounds of sharing, participants would return to the table from which they had launched on their voyage of inquiry. There they would craft, with the host, a…See More
Mel Blitzer replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"Thanks Carmen and welcome. You may have got this conversation going again.
I think we should consider Rob's question
What are the challenges and opportunities associated with running an on-line cafe?"
Mel Blitzer replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"Yes. And related to that question "what would a cafe conversation look like in virtual space?""
Robert 'Rob' Benn replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"I think Mel with the speed at which things are developing we are better to start with a virual conversation group like this one to discuss process then experiment when we have aquired critical mass
I think we should pose a question
I'm…"
Mel Blitzer replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"We have a small group now. It seems to me that we could set up virtual "coffee table" spaces for groups of 4 to meet for rounds of the cafe. Perhaps even use this site, using the conversations spaces like this one. Those table groups might…"
Robert 'Rob' Benn replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"I think we should start out with a smaller group until we get a good process then we can expand and share"
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- At 2:20pm on August 27, 2009,
Robert 'Rob' Benn said… - Thanks Mel
we'll have to connect in person some time
rob
- At 1:59pm on August 24, 2009,
Marxe Urteaga said… - Hello Mel!
I would like to invite you to the Café Canada group. To join us, just follow this link.
I’m looking forward to engaging with you there.
Best regards,
Marxe
- At 11:15am on July 23, 2009,
Norman Piche said… - Thanx for the comment and accepting the invite to share ideas along the way. The Spiritual Journey idea I was referring to, was first introduced to me by Wayne Dyer in one of his audio programs. I found it inspirational in overcoming the little cracks in the fingernail of life seeing a bigger picture (or trying to see more of it) overshadowing all of the daily grinds which can tear the human living a human experience rather than a spiritual experience.....
You mention books and CBC radio, and you are right that while there are possibly no new basics, it is about becoming a student and being open to the powers that we can only start to think about understanding..... one of the books that has captured my interest in the last months is titled "Sacred Contracts" by Carolyn Myss. http://www.myss.com/library/contracts/ In my opinion it covers a wide aspect of the spiritual experience and brings it all together nicely. Thought I would mention it.
Cheers and have a great week
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