Road Side Café: Reaching Our Potential Through The

Participants’ Wisdom

Based on World Café approach to harvesting wisdom

WELCOME TO THE ROADSIDE CAFE

A method for creating a living networkof collaborative dialogue…

Café Conversations are also a provocative metaphor enabling us to see new ways to make a difference in our lives and work.

Today we will explore and celebrate

specific ways you DO make a difference

WELCOME TO THE ROADSIDE CAFE

A method for creating a living networkof collaborative dialogue…

Select a “host” for yourCafé table.

Grab somemarkers and prepare to doodle whileyou dialogue

WELCOME TO THE WORLD CAFE

Round ONE,

As a group… discuss andmake notes… doodle…

15 minutes

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Round TWO, Shift to a new table (host stays)The “host” guides the newgroup through highlights…pointing out doodle notes

10 minutes

Question

How can I use this experience to enhance– Me

– Curriculum and Presentation of training– The agency

– Child Welfare profession– Future West Coast Child Welfare Training

Conferences

WELCOME TO THE WORLD CAFÉ CONVERSATION

NETWORKINGDECLARATIONS

MY PROFESSIONAL TRANSFER OF LEARNING ACTION PLAN

World Café

How could this process be used in your work?