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{{About|the organisational development technique|the radio show|World Cafe}}
{{About|the organisational development technique|the radio show|World Cafe}}
[[File:Small group conversation at a Gurteen Knowledge Cafe.jpg|thumb|Small group conversation at a Gurteen Knowledge Café]]
[[File:Small group conversation at a Gurteen Knowledge Cafe.jpg|thumb|Small group conversation at a Gurteen Knowledge Café]]
A '''World Café''' or '''Knowledge Café''' is a structured [[Conversation|conversational]] process in which groups of people discuss a topic at several tables, with individuals switching tables periodically and getting introduced to the previous discussion at their new table by a "table host". A café ambience is created in order to facilitate conversation. In some versions, a degree of formality is retained to make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak.<ref>Slocum, Nikki. ''Participatory Methods Toolkit: A Practitioner's Manual'' Section: [http://www.kbs-frb.be/uploadedFiles/KBS-FRB/Files/EN/PUB_1540_Toolkit_13_WorldCafe.pdf "Method: The World Café"]. A joint publication of the King Baudouin Foundation and the Flemish Institute for Science and Technology Assessment (viWTA). ISBN 90-5130-506-0</ref> Alternatively, the [[café]] concept can be taken more literally with everyone potentially talking at once. As well as speaking and listening, individuals may be encouraged to write or doodle on the tablecloth so that when people change tables, they can see what previous members have written as well as hearing the table host's view of what has been happening.
A '''World Café''' or '''Knowledge Café''' is a structured [[Conversation|conversational]] process in which groups of people discuss a topic at several tables, with individuals switching tables periodically and getting introduced to the previous discussion at their new table by a "table host". A café ambience is created in order to facilitate conversation. In some versions, a degree of formality is retained to make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak.<ref>Slocum, Nikki. ''Participatory Methods Toolkit: A Practitioner's Manual'' Section: [http://www.kbs-frb.be/uploadedFiles/KBS-FRB/Files/EN/PUB_1540_Toolkit_13_WorldCafe.pdf "Method: The World Café"]. A joint publication of the King Baudouin Foundation and the Flemish Institute for Science and Technology Assessment (viWTA). ISBN 90-5130-506-0</ref> Alternatively, the [[café]] concept can be taken more literally with everyone potentially talking at once. As well as speaking and listening, individuals may be encouraged to write or doodle on the tablecloth so that when people change tables, they can see what previous members have written as well as hearing the table host's view of what has been happening. Participants at World Café events discuss pre-defined questions, but outcomes are not decided in advance.<ref name="Bache2008">{{cite book|author=Christopher M. Bache|title=The Living Classroom: Teaching and Collective Consciousness|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBWoUv8e-B4C|date=28 August 2008|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-7646-8}}</ref>


The World Café originated at the home of Juanita Brown and David Isaacs in 1995 when a "large circle" conversation became disrupted by rain.<ref>The World Café. [http://www.theworldcafe.com/history.html "History"].</ref>
The World Café originated at the home of Juanita Brown and David Isaacs in 1995 when a "large circle" conversation became disrupted by rain.<ref>The World Café. [http://www.theworldcafe.com/history.html "History"].</ref>
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In the version used by David Gurteen (who uses the term "Knowledge Café"), the small group discussions are not led by a [[facilitator]], and no summary is captured for subsequent feedback to the group - the aim is to maximise time spent in conversation and so time spent with one person presenting is minimised.<ref name="Gurteen">{{cite web |url=http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/kcafe-run |title=How to run a Knowledge Café |last=Gurteen |first=David |date=2003 to 2008 |website=Gurteen |access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref>
In the version used by David Gurteen (who uses the term "Knowledge Café"), the small group discussions are not led by a [[facilitator]], and no summary is captured for subsequent feedback to the group - the aim is to maximise time spent in conversation and so time spent with one person presenting is minimised.<ref name="Gurteen">{{cite web |url=http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/kcafe-run |title=How to run a Knowledge Café |last=Gurteen |first=David |date=2003 to 2008 |website=Gurteen |access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref>


World Cafés have been used by a range of organizations.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Café Powerpoint|url=http://www.democraticdialoguenetwork.org/app/documents/view/en/948|website=www.democraticdialoguenetwork.org|publisher=UNDP|accessdate=16 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="WheatleyFrieze2011">{{cite book|author1=Margaret J. Wheatley|author2=Deborah Frieze|title=Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jf9EZ36liT0C&pg=PA192|date=11 April 2011|publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers|isbn=978-1-60509-733-6|pages=192–}}</ref><ref name="LiebowitzFrank2010">{{cite book|author1=Jay Liebowitz|author2=Michael Frank|title=Knowledge Management and E-Learning|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=asFxYdhLjEUC&pg=PA174|date=8 November 2010|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-4398-3726-9|pages=174–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Parent Cafe for parents of LGBTQ Jews|url=http://www.keshetonline.org/event/january-parent-cafe/|website=www.keshetonline.org|publisher=Keshet|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Sanguin">{{cite book|author=Bruce Sanguin|title=The Emerging Church: A Model for Change & Map for Renewal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IRakgqhWoSUC&pg=PA75|publisher=Wood Lake Publishing Inc.|isbn=978-1-77064-299-7|pages=75–}}</ref><ref name="DiStefanoRudestam2003">{{cite book|author1=Anna DiStefano|author2=Kjell Erik Rudestam|author3=Robert Silverman|title=Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2_xyAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT80|date=6 November 2003|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-4522-6523-0|pages=80–}}</ref>
World Café events require at least twelve participants, but there is no upper limit. The largest number of people documented at a single World Cafe event was in excess of 10,000, in Tel Aviv, in 2011.<ref name="LitemanCampbell2006">{{cite book|author1=Merianne Liteman|author2=Sheila Campbell|author3=Jeffrey Liteman|title=Retreats That Work: Everything You Need to Know About Planning and Leading Great Offsites|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iH2glWjPP1oC&pg=PT48|date=14 July 2006|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-7879-8643-8|pages=48–}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Schieffer, Isaacs, Gyllenpalm|first1=Dr. Alexander, David, Bo|title=The World Café: Part One|journal=Transformation|date=July 14, 2004|volume=18|issue=8|url=http://api.ning.com/files/JF-pWsE9wxdhsf2VXfM3L*kkmAQci--OZFqVmmlHR4HQUpk7Lwp*Qo7BxiljpvKoUdfvqFd4D2IqKv1CKw4sUaMG4bjsSO2a/WorldCafe.pdf|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">"Bache2008"</ref><ref name="D'SouzaRenner2014">{{cite book|author1=Steven D'Souza|author2=Diana Renner|title=Not Knowing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xOpdBAAAQBAJ|date=5 May 2014|publisher=LID Editorial|isbn=978-1-907794-90-2}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Joscha Remus]], founder of the first Knowledge Cafe in Germany, in 2007
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==

* [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J162v03n03_05 "The Knowledge Café–A Knowledge Management System and Its Application to Hospitality and Tourism"]. ''Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism''. Volume 3, Issue 3-4, 2002. pp. 75-88.

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=ipgHlB-mfGUC&pg=PT112 ''The Complete Guide to Knowledge Management'']. [[John Wiley & Sons]]. pp. pt112–114.

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=FUWNYLxbiZoC ''The World Café'']. [[Berrett-Koehler Publishers]]. pp. 96-98.

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=-RB2BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA191 ''ICIE 2015 3rd International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship'']. Academic Conferences Limited. pp. 191–193.

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=38-pTkfr8mwC&pg=PA146 ''The Future of Knowledge'']. [[Routledge]]. pp. 146–148.

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=c29AvgMfU5UC&pg=PA61 ''Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry'']. [[IGI Global]]. p. 61.

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=EBRjJsnviwwC&pg=PA125 ''Capitalizing on Knowledge'']. Routledge. pp. 125–.

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=W6nT4QNjgwQC&pg=PA83 ''Powerful Professional Development'']. [[Corwin Press]]. pp. 83–.

==External links==
* [http://www.theworldcafe.com The World Café]
* [http://www.theworldcafecommunity.org The World Café community]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/worldcafeuk World Café UK]

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Revision as of 14:05, 13 June 2017

This page is about the organisational development technique. For the radio show, see World Cafe.
Small group conversation at a Gurteen Knowledge Café

A World Café or Knowledge Café is a structured conversational process in which groups of people discuss a topic at several tables, with individuals switching tables periodically and getting introduced to the previous discussion at their new table by a "table host". A café ambience is created in order to facilitate conversation. In some versions, a degree of formality is retained to make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak.[1] Alternatively, the café concept can be taken more literally with everyone potentially talking at once. As well as speaking and listening, individuals may be encouraged to write or doodle on the tablecloth so that when people change tables, they can see what previous members have written as well as hearing the table host's view of what has been happening. Participants at World Café events discuss pre-defined questions, but outcomes are not decided in advance.[2]

The World Café originated at the home of Juanita Brown and David Isaacs in 1995 when a "large circle" conversation became disrupted by rain.[3]

In the version used by David Gurteen (who uses the term "Knowledge Café"), the small group discussions are not led by a facilitator, and no summary is captured for subsequent feedback to the group - the aim is to maximise time spent in conversation and so time spent with one person presenting is minimised.[4]

World Café events require at least twelve participants, but there is no upper limit. The largest number of people documented at a single World Cafe event was in excess of 10,000, in Tel Aviv, in 2011.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Slocum, Nikki. Participatory Methods Toolkit: A Practitioner's Manual Section: "Method: The World Café". A joint publication of the King Baudouin Foundation and the Flemish Institute for Science and Technology Assessment (viWTA). ISBN 90-5130-506-0
  2. ^ Christopher M. Bache (28 August 2008). The Living Classroom: Teaching and Collective Consciousness. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7646-8.
  3. ^ The World Café. "History".
  4. ^ Gurteen, David (2003 to 2008). "How to run a Knowledge Café". Gurteen. Retrieved 15 February 2017. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Merianne Liteman; Sheila Campbell; Jeffrey Liteman (14 July 2006). Retreats That Work: Everything You Need to Know About Planning and Leading Great Offsites. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-0-7879-8643-8.
  6. ^ Schieffer, Isaacs, Gyllenpalm, Dr. Alexander, David, Bo (July 14, 2004). "The World Café: Part One" (PDF). Transformation. 18 (8). Retrieved 15 December 2014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Bache2008"
  8. ^ Steven D'Souza; Diana Renner (5 May 2014). Not Knowing. LID Editorial. ISBN 978-1-907794-90-2.
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