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Mark Riva The Future is Now

Time past and time future, What might have been and what has been, Point to one end, which is always present. -T. S. Eliot


Ah, the future, that grand mystery at the intersection of here and there, the fuzzy crossroads of fact and fantasy. Inscrutable and commodified, fragile and

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Added by Mark Riva on March 9, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Eugene Boeldak Solidarity and support to Chileans friends and people

Querido amigos Chilenos (y Latinos) del World Café,

Les envió mis sentimientos de solidaridad i preocupación en la ocación del terremoto que sufrieron en Santiago i Concepción. Ruego a la fuerza energética i a Diós que protegen a ustedes i sus familias en los próximos días.

Tengan mucho quidado.

Eugene Boeldak

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Added by Eugene Boeldak on February 27, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Emmett Miller Healing Yourself Is Healing the Planet Lecture/Workshop Series with Emmett Miller MD

Beginning in March I will present the Seven Steps to Personal and Community Transformation in a lecture/workshop series, exploring what our families, communities, nations, cultures and planet can do to change our future.


The presentations will be highly experiential, drawing upon the approaches I have developed utilizing tools like deep relaxation, meditation, guided imagery, prayer, music, movement, and
sharing in a safe environment.

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Added by Emmett Miller on February 24, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Arshad Malik Quality Teacher : How I understand it.

A teacher is like a light which spreads its shine in the mind of students. I wonder how important is the job of the teacher. Yet, around the world there is a crises of quality teachers. What is a quality teacher? I believe the quality teacher is the one who has the capacity to inspire and create new minds. He should have passion, competence and Integrity.

What is passion then? Passion is that enthusiasm and fire within a teacher which constrantly drives to push

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Added by Arshad Malik on February 21, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Samantha Tan US Interagency Council on Homelessness Cafes

Hi Everyone,

I had the privilege of co-hosting 1 of 6 half day Cafes on homelessness for state and local agencies in the North East region ( Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island). Tuesday Ryan Hart speaks to the context for this wonderful work: "The US Interagency Council on Homelessness is beginning to develop a federal strategic plan around homelessness and is looking to bring the voices of various stakeholders into that process [usin… Continue

Added by Samantha Tan on February 12, 2010 at 8:10pm — No Comments

katesteeves warm winter

Global warming has sent the mildest winter I remember into Nova Scotia.here on the lakes we got to go skating just this week and in two more it will be over.Unlike most I sigh to see the winter go.Issy our Boarder Collie is in agreement he carries chunks of ice up to the shore for chewing......whats a dog to do!!!

We do not have the bird action from other winters this year thay may not have had to come as far south for food this year.No redpoles.Lots of doves pigeons starlings and gold

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Added by katesteeves on February 10, 2010 at 5:16am — No Comments

Sara Redec Brazil health coverage

Hello! Trying to find health insurance internationally is quite difficult. The health savings account with high deductible health insurance is… Continue

Added by Sara Redec on February 3, 2010 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

Philip Whiteley The myth of progress

I blogged earlier about the puzzle in which a 50-year-old insight was being presented as a ‘new’ breakthrough in Harvard Business Review (The Edward 1 approach to running call centres, 11 Dec 09). It reminded me of an observation by Richard Kwiatkowski at Cranfield University, that some of the ‘new’ ideas such as emotional intelligence and employee engagement were well understood, and supported with a research base, in the 1920s and 1930s. Similarly, economists have been dusting off the textboo… Continue

Added by Philip Whiteley on February 2, 2010 at 2:18am — No Comments

Margaret Montgomery Make Hydrofracking Illegal!

I am a resident of Sullivan County NY where we are fighting a big fight: against Big Oil (actually big gas) who wants to come in here and completely destroy our environment by hydrofracking (otherwise known as hydraulic fracturing) for the extensive reservoir of natural gas that lies beneath us. A friend ju… Continue

Added by Margaret Montgomery on January 14, 2010 at 11:29am — No Comments

Hala Makarem Inner Climate Souk - Cafe Harvest

Aligned with COP15, and an international call for Inner Climate Villages, I organized and co-hosted with Sharon Moreham and Julie Arts, a multi-generational Inner Climate Souk in Lebanon in December 13th, 2009. Participants joined us from different parts of the country, high school students, teachers, notary, doctor, artist, psycho-therapist, journalist, employee, mother ..... An integrated process was designed. It included a World Cafe to spark insights and deeper connections before moving thr… Continue

Added by Hala Makarem on January 6, 2010 at 12:21am — No Comments

Jorge Uvalle Rubio Toastmasters Café

Hola desde Chihuahua, México!!! Soy nuevo en TWC y con muchas ganas de aprender y conversar, apenas ayer tuvimos nuestro primer World Café donde tuve la fortuna de ser el anfitrión. El título fue "Toastmasters Café", ya que somos parte del Club de Comunicación y Liderazgo "Toastmasters Chihuahua", que pertenece a Toastmasters International . Fue una gran experiencia para todos los que participamos, nos fue muy bien. Fue tal el impacto pos… Continue

Added by Jorge Uvalle Rubio on December 18, 2009 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Martin Proulx The Strategic Café or “A bottom-up approach to setting a corporate strategy” (Day 1)

If you ever had a chance to participate in a Strategy Definition meeting, you either had a good time because YOU were dictating the strategy to follow or had an awful experience because your recommendations were totally altered, down-graded to a point of irrelevance or blown out of proportion making them un-achievable. Needless to say, for most people a Strategy Definition meeting is an experience comparable to a visit to the dentist for a root canal. As I… Continue

Added by Martin Proulx on December 9, 2009 at 6:00am — 3 Comments

Julie Caldwell Appreciate Yourselves

You are invited to open space & appreciate yourselves, with 90 interactive minutes of: Peer Coaching Triads with Kim Edwards and Julie Caldwell Sunday, December 6, 2009 3:30pm PT / 6:30pm ET - 1 hours 30 min. Awaken to your dreams and experience this profound method that aligns your values with actions. And, have fun with the new interactive maestro conference tool. Register at: http://www.emergingfuturesyouth.net/peertriadcoaching.htm An individual call in nu… Continue

Added by Julie Caldwell on December 4, 2009 at 11:20pm — No Comments

LaVonna Connelly What's a Blog?

Hi Cafe Community, I've never "blogged" before and was wondering if someone could tell me what blogging is. I know, I know... what rock have I been under... just humor me a little. Thanks, LaVonna Continue

Added by LaVonna Connelly on November 28, 2009 at 4:43am — 7 Comments

Alexandra Smith Leaders visioning the world of work in 2020

We recently hosted a 2020Vision event for a cleint organisation and the energy and the outcomes were fabulous! There was a real buzz all day as these high potential leaders relished in the invitation of their CEO to set their imagination free and envisage the world of work in 2020, and what that might mean for their business. Here are a few images- I hope it might stimulate some more 2020Vision events. Please get in touch if you might be intersted.

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Added by Alexandra Smith on November 16, 2009 at 2:45pm — 2 Comments

Jenn Scharf World Cafe Victoria, BC

In late October I hosted (with fantastic help from Kim Meredith) a group of 80 teachers in a World Cafe as part of the BC Teacher's for Peace and Global Education conference in Victoria, BC. The conference theme was "The Green Challenge: Environmental Sustainability and the Challenges for Canada". After a morning panel with speakers including Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Irwin Blanca, Dr. Richard Kool and Dr. Frank Tester, the teachers moved into a flurry of conversation over lunch and then… Continue

Added by Jenn Scharf on November 11, 2009 at 9:50am — 3 Comments

Kathleen A. Paris A World Cafe in A High School

A wonderful aspect of the World Cafe Roundtable Event held at West High School in Madison, Wisconsin last week was the fact that some of the table hosts were current students. The students did a terrific job as hosts and reporters for themes from their tables. (A very brief briefing for table hosts took place just before the evening event began.) The aim of the event was to explore future directions for West High School. Parents, students, teachers, counselors, administrators, alumni, community… Continue

Added by Kathleen A. Paris on November 10, 2009 at 7:52pm — 1 Comment

Nora Hegyi World Café in Hungary

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Added by Nora Hegyi on November 9, 2009 at 12:58am — No Comments

Anna Hofmann Links concerning SUSTAINABILITY

Focusing on the triple of people, planet and profit. Very inspiring, various sub-topics. http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/11/17927/ Continue

Added by Anna Hofmann on November 8, 2009 at 3:37pm — No Comments

Emmett Miller Forward to Our Culture on the Couch, Seven Steps to Global Healing by Emmett Miller MD

In preparation for my book launch party on November 18th, I thought that it would be a wonderful thing to share the forward to my book. Enjoy! "Miller’s book diagnoses the cultural pathologies that ruin our lives and threaten to destroy civilization as we know it. That bold assessment stimulates us to look in the mirror and assess the enemy we see. What systems run our lives, what concepts h… Continue

Added by Emmett Miller on November 2, 2009 at 4:54pm — No Comments

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