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World Café Process

Gulf SoL events, like the Shaybah Café and The Hawar Dialogue, employ the World Café process—a method for fostering collaborative dialogue among large groups. The process creates focused networks of conversation around critical questions. Café conversations maximize a small group’s ability to focus, think together, and come up with creative possibilities and collective action.


How it works
Participants in a World Café are divided into groups of four. Each group is seated around a small table and given a question on which to focus. The group then carries on a conversation centered on the question. After about 20 minutes, three people from each group will switch tables, carrying with them the ideas from the conversation they just had. One person will remain at each table to host the next conversation there and capture the major insights. After several café “rounds,” each table shares their themes, insights, and learnings with the larger group.


The World Café process is based on the assumption that people already have within them the wisdom and creativity to confront even the most difficult challenges. This simple, practical methodology has demonstrated a remarkable capacity to foster authentic conversation and knowledge sharing among people of varied backgrounds and perspectives.


Additional Information

On the World Café process:
http://www.theworldcafe.com/
   
     
 
 

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