The Alliance and Partner Roundtable sessions on Tuesday December 2 make use of the world café concept. A world café is an innovative and simple way to host conversations about important questions. It allows people to move between groups, and for their conversations to link and build on each other, promoting cross-pollination of ideas. As a process, a world café can draw out collective insights on important questions and increase people’s capacity for effective action in pursuit of common aims.
According to theworldcafe.com, there are several common principles for hosting an effective world café:
- Set the context
- Create a hospitable space
- Share collective discoveries
- Listen together for insights
- Connect diverse perspectives
- Encourage everyone’s contributions
- Explore questions that matter
Filed under: CGIAR AGM08, CGIAR Change Management
