"Christine and Sujit, thank you both. My thought at present is to divide each large round table in half -- like what Christine mentioned when she said " ...having smaller numbers and in effect only using one half of the table, not great but…"
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Hey, all. I'm preparing to host some World Cafes about alternative economics, and I'm running into some logistical problems with tables. The gist of it is that with the venues we're using, we're…Continue
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Sujit Sumitran replied to Patrick Maxwell's discussion 'Table size/setup questions'
"Hey Patrick,
I'm new to the WorldCafe process but have been in the group facilitation space for a while and I understand venue restrictions well. When the tables get large, the intimacy is lost and I've found people tuning out. Also, the…"
Christine Bell replied to Patrick Maxwell's discussion 'Table size/setup questions'
"Hi Patrick
I am not a table expert but I know from other events that those large round tables are really tricky for conversations, they look good enough but it is hard for everyone to hear if you seat them round in a circle. I have got round it by…"
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Table size/setup questions
Hey, all. I'm preparing to host some World Cafes about alternative economics, and I'm running into some logistical problems with tables. The gist of it is that with the venues we're using, we're going to have to use either large round tables (that seat 7-8) or standard 8' rectangular tables. I imagine that WC hosts have had to deal with this in the past, so I'm asking for any advice you might have. Has anyone tried WC with groups of 7-8? Is it feasible to have two conversations per table? It…See More
Patrick Maxwell replied to Amy Lenzo's discussion 'Introductions'
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My name is Patrick Maxwell, and I'm currently working as an intern with Tom Atlee and the wonderful folks at the Co-Intelligence Institute in Eugene, Oregon. I'm primarily interested in mediation and conflict transformation, and…"
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- At 1:42pm on May 30, 2012,
Benjamin Aaron Degenhart said… Hi Patrick, welcome in this Community of Learning and Practice.
Maybe you can write a short note about yourself in our introduction-section?
And if you upload a profile picture i can add you to our collage.
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