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Robert 'Rob' Benn
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Drawn 2 Success Workshop at McKay Avenue School, Edmonton, Alberta
October 25, 2012 at 9am to October 26, 2012 at 4pm
Throughout human history, tool use has spread through sharing. What good is a tool if it is not shared? We have a powerful communication tool that we have been using with great SUCCESS for over 16 years and now we want to share it with YOU!Learn how to JAZZ up your World Cafe Events, presentations, flipcharts, meetings and notes. Steer away from the ‘same-old, same-old’ and think outside the box! Learn how to engage people in a MEANINGFUL and VISUAL way! Upcoming Classes…See More
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…"
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"
Robert 'Rob' Benn replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"So I guess the first step would be to develop options for a WC process we can use virtually
any ideas?"
Robert 'Rob' Benn commented on Marxe Urteaga's group 'Cafe Canada'
Robert 'Rob' Benn commented on Marxe Urteaga's group 'Cafe Canada'
"Marxe - that should work - I hope - or I can email it to you"
Robert 'Rob' Benn commented on Marxe Urteaga's group 'Cafe Canada'
Robert 'Rob' Benn replied to Mel Blitzer's discussion 'Virtual World Cafe??' in the group Cafe Canada
"It would seem to me that a virtual cafe would no necessarily need to be in real time - although that would be fun....
This site is in its self a virtual cafe conversation on multiple levels
Our challenge with our visual practice is to have charts…"
Robert 'Rob' Benn left a comment for Mel Blitzer
"Thanks Mel
we'll have to connect in person some time
rob"
juanita brown replied to Robert 'Rob' Benn's discussion 'World Cafe and Youth' in the group Cafe Canada
"Yes, i love this topic as well as one that's not specifically on youth alone....but on intergeneration dialogue and collaboration.
Warmest regards,
Juanita"
Marxe Urteaga replied to Robert 'Rob' Benn's discussion 'World Cafe and Youth' in the group Cafe Canada
"Yes, we could talk more deeply aboutht the process with Youth in a separate conversation, so we can move through topics later. Here we can also tag, so it will be even more useful."
Robert 'Rob' Benn commented on Marxe Urteaga's group 'Cafe Canada'
"This graphic, created by Melanie Benn, is a visual record of the action items that “exploded” from the participants of the World Café held on May 12, 2009 at Fort Erie Secondary School.
a community cafe with 300 +…"
Profile Information
- Please indicate your World Café experience (ONLY IF YOU HAVE ACTUAL WORLD CAFE EXPERIENCE) in one or more of the following roles:
- Host, Visual Recorder, Participant
- What field is the primary focus of your World Café work (ONLY CHECK AREAS WHERE YOU ARE ALREADY ACTIVELY USING WORLD CAFE PLEASE)?
- Health, Education, Corporate, Government, Community
- What would you most like to receive from this community?
- Development of my craft and make new contacts in a community of like minded thinkers
- Would you like to share a Web or Blog address?
- http://www.positivculture.ca
- What haven't we asked that you'd like to share?
- Role under the first question above:
you are missing 'facilitator' - when we graphically record sessions we always facilitate a feed back segment.
Our focus for World Cafe work is not a sector but a concept:
- 'bringing people together'
- 'dialogue to action'
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 3:49pm on August 26, 2009,
Amy Lenzo said… - Hi Rob,
Welcome! I was intrigued to see your post in the Cafe Canada group about youth and the World Cafe ... I was wondering if you would be interested in bringing this topic more to the fore by posting it as a story in StoryNet, or using it to begin a new conversation topic or even a group, since the topic is beyond the geographic specifics of Canada.
Also, in reading your profile responses, I was curious ...
Tell me more about this "facilitator" role ... I haven't heard of it in relation to the World Cafe, where we are always careful to distinguish the work we do from facilitation, in part by calling it "hosting".
Glad you are with us here!
Amy
- At 7:44am on August 25, 2009,
Marxe Urteaga said… - Hello!
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 8:41am on August 24, 2009,
Farrel Shalkoff said… - Hi Rob
do you have skype so we could possibly talk
I am happy to fit in with your time schedule
- At 10:17pm on August 17, 2009, Farrel Shalkoff said…
- yes they are both related
- At 12:21pm on August 17, 2009,
Jenn Scharf said… - Hi Rob. Thanks for your comments on working in a school environment. Much appreciated!
- At 12:34am on August 17, 2009, Farrel Shalkoff said…
- welcome back Rob
I am in the process of establishing a program called caffe Gutz , with the objective of establishing networks of people around the world whereby through the project and the various projects that will follow , will assist in aleviating poverty around the world
there are several components to the program , one of which is a Cafe type set up, it will also include online social networking with a difference
would you be interested in assisting me with my endevours
- At 12:29am on August 17, 2009, Farrel Shalkoff said…
- Hi Rob,
thank you very much
I look forward to chatting to you upon your return
- At 7:57pm on July 27, 2009,
Robert 'Rob' Benn said… - this is the first comment on my page! comment on that!
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