Guide to the World Café Method

By providing awareness into the various contextual factors, connections, patterns, and perspectives of a topic, a world café can create a collaborative discussion between numerous participants and provide you with valuable insights into your topic at hand.

This structured method of facilitated conversation mixes together different groups of participants, from 20 to several hundred, to share their ideas and perspectives on issues of mutual interest or concern.

This guide will help you understand if the world café is appropriate for your situation and will walk you through the set up and steps of the process.

View the System Tools Matrix to help determine when world café is the right method.