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david isaacs replied to Donald Proffit's discussion 'Café Conversation Starters'
"Hi Don
Just noticed your cards! Great contribution!
A suggested additional card..... Never doubt the power of a small group of people to change the world...Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has! Margaret Mead"
Dr. Herb Ross left a comment for david isaacs
"Hi David, Thanks for welcoming me. Have been busy working on my prostate project, and have not had much of a chance to get on the world Cafe. Jaunita's letter about Milly was wonderful. What a role model she is. "
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david isaacs liked Amy Lenzo's discussion World Café in Cape Town, South Africa: Reflections on Ubuntu
david isaacs joined Jasmine Cargill's group
Combining the Creative Arts with World Cafe
A place to share ideas, experiences & experiments in combining the creative arts with World Cafe. How can we use the arts with participatory processes to give greater access to the full range of human meaning & expression?See More
david isaacs commented on Loretta Donovan's group 'Cafe New York Metro'
"Hi... to all of the gifted people here at Cafe NY Metro! I lived in NY Metro area for 11 years... so feel part of you from that experience.
would love to see y'all ( we're now in Western North Carolina) having a conversation in this…"
david isaacs commented on Adriano Pianesi's group 'WORLD CAFE' DC METRO AREA'
"Do we believe that "service" mergers the individual and the collective though the energy of "courage" or "encouragement"?
What examples can we think of that demonstrate the value of this belief?
If this is true and…"
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Intergenerational Cafe
This group is for exploring intergenerational conversations happening around the world - both harvesting what is already around and supporting new spaces/opportunities to emerge.
david isaacs replied to Jose Alvarez-Cornett's discussion 'How to host World Café gatherings in highly polarized situation?'
"Hi Jose,
a few thoughts and ideas to check out... in no order of priority.
google "transition towns" and "transpartisan alliance" ( both are using the World Cafe
from my point of view... it's essential that the design of…"
david isaacs joined Ryan Feinstein's group
World Cafe Inquiry Circle
This group has been formed to host a monthly community conversation on an issue that effects us all - each month the question will change.We'll also be hosting regular virtual World Cafes to take our explorations further (see calendar)See More
david isaacs joined Andrew Devon Clark Castle's group
The art of questioning
This group is for exploring the art of questioning as a way of deepening curiosity and excitement to forward the co-evolution of thought and action around key issues.
david isaacs left a comment for Tom Moroz
"Hi Tom
Welcome!!! Juanita and i ... and, I'm sure Tom Hurley are delighted to see you in this The World Cafe on line community.. when you have time, please check out some of the conversations, groups, and blogs... great conversations!
Be…"
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Comment Wall (82 comments)
- At 2:01pm on June 20, 2012,
Dr. Herb Ross said… Hi David, Thanks for welcoming me. Have been busy working on my prostate project, and have not had much of a chance to get on the world Cafe. Jaunita's letter about Milly was wonderful. What a role model she is.
- At 12:18am on August 9, 2011,
Gimena said… - Thanks, David! I'll have a look at the Italian pages!
- At 5:33pm on March 23, 2011,
Elizabeth Doty said… Hi David -- Thank you so much for the warm welcome! This has been a long time coming.
Very happy to share stories! I'm excited to say a recent project where I combined the world cafe with appreciative inquiry worked extremely well. The project was a listening tour related to change management within a company. Rather than lead focus groups, we hosted cafes, to convey that much of the insight from the conversation could potentially be acted upon by the folks in the room locally. We also used cafe questions to elicit stories about leading and responding to change both, so there was a sense of shared ownership of the whole change experience. The indicator of how well this worked were the "provocative propositions" the table groups came up with in the last round. Very inspiring commitments to how the company wants to share in leading and responding to change, written by people of all levels, almost every one of which sounded like it could have been written by the CEO!
I'm really looking forward to engaging here with you all. Please let me know if there's a better place to share stories such as that one.
And btw, I get to speak about the book at the Commonwealth Club on April 13. Will post an event -- would love to have the World Cafe Community come share their thoughts on courage, compromise, and how we can inspire greater trust and integrity in the world!
- At 4:54pm on March 10, 2011,
Jim Fitzpatrick said… - Thanks, David, I look forward to discovering how this whole systems works and relates to future discoveries for myself, but more importantly the hundreds of families I work with on a daily basis...
- At 2:26am on March 5, 2011, susan furness said…
- Hello David, I so appreciate ypou being in touch. You have a wonderful life partner in Juanita - but of course, you don't need me to tell you that! I loved the call with Juanita and Deborah. I so look forward to working with you all, for Bahrain and for everywhere.....blessings, Sx
- At 8:13pm on March 4, 2011, Deborah Frieze said…
Thank you, David! I'm grateful for the welcome and the good wishes.
Hugs,
Deborah
- At 5:10am on December 22, 2010,
maria helena m. sarmento afonso said… Muito obrigada David.
I am really happy to belong to this special community.
See you soon here in Brazil.
Love to you and Juanita
Maria Helena
- At 1:48pm on December 1, 2010, Carol Gorelick said…
- Dear David,
Thanks for the note....I wish I could have shared the conversation with you and Jeremy, as well as STIA. I was in South Africa as a convener of the 1st Alliance of Community Schools Conference, celebrating the end of our 3 year pilot.
I have been thinking of you, as I once again look at next steps. Would LOVE to have a conversation. Obviously eye to eye would be best...but voice to voice is o.k. Are you game? Love to YOU and Juanita. Carol
- At 10:17am on November 29, 2010, Keren Stashower said…
- Anne has spoken of you often with great affection of course! I get to see her monthly, and enjoy every minute. I am excited to join here...I have been a consultant for over 20 years and am currently working toward my PhD at Fielding. I have used WC in government...my practice includes HealthCare and community orgs. I am interested in bringing public sector managers/leaders and citizens together to hear and understand each other differently and see WC as a perfect vehicle. Lots more to say...thanks for the warm welcome!
- At 12:06pm on November 28, 2010, Per Kristiansen said…
- hi David
thanks, it was indeed great to connect at STIA
Have been wondering the same thing, ie what is the field between World Cafe and LEGO SERIOUS PLAY... I have explored it a bit by applying world cafe elements in my larger LSP workshops, but I am certain more could be explored. There could also be conceptual elements should as deeper understanding of how learning spaces are created, the best questions are crafted, and the dynamics of collective learning/intelligence. May be we could explore an opportunity to co-design and facilitate a workshop at a conference, and then learn from that
(dont know Lasse Z personally, but have trained a consultant from pathfinders in the LSP method)
take care
Per
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