Transcript HODN World Cafe Process Slides

The World Café
Agenda
 Introduction to The World Café Methodology
 The Future of OD Café
 Wrap Up
The Future of OD Café
Café Process
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There are four rounds of conversation
Each round is 15 minutes long
You will begin at your home table
One person volunteers to act as the Host Hostess
and remains at the home table
 All other participants will travel for rounds 2 & 3
 Travelers return to their Home Table for the final
round 4
Café Roles
Host/
Hostess
• Remains and welcomes newcomers to their tables
• Briefly shares the main ideas from the prior conversation
• Encourages others to link and build using ideas from their previous
conversations.
Traveler
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From their home table, moves separately to a different table for round two
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Carry key ideas and themes into their new conversations
The World Café
Round One
As an OD professional, what intrigues you about
the emerging changes in organizations and
society?
Preparing for Round Two
 Hosts / Hostesses to remain at home table
and welcome newcomers
 Travelers move to a different table
Round Two
Round Two
What is your perception of the long-term effects of these changes on
the field and practice of Organization Development?
Preparing for Round Three
 Hosts / Hostesses to remain at home table
and welcome newcomers
 Travelers move to a different table
Round Three
Round Three
What could be the unique offer of the OD practitioner in the future?
Preparing for Round Four
 Travelers return to their home tables
Round Four
Round Four
As practitioners and members of the Houston OD Network, what
part do we want to play in shaping the future of Organization
Development?
Collective Sharing
 What has been most significant about the
exploration of the next evolution of OD?
Resources
 www.theworldcafe.com
 The World Café: Shaping Our Future
Through Conversations That Matter by
Juanita Brown and David Isaacs, Berrett
Koehler, 2005.
 [email protected]
Café Design Principles
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Set The Context
Create Hospitable Space
Explore Questions That Matter
Encourage Everyone’s Contribution
Connect Diverse Perspectives
Listen Together for Insights
Share Collective Discoveries