Future Café Explore trends and issues that shape, influence and impact the future

A Future Café is a form of Knowledge Café designed to explore trends and issues that shape, influence or in some way impact the future. The Purpose There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance. Credit: Steve Balmer A Future Café is not about making decisions or reaching … Continue reading Future Café Explore trends and issues that shape, influence and impact the future

Knowledge Café Outcomes The outcomes are what you take away in your head

The outcomes of a Knowledge Café are not tangible outcomes such as decisions, plans, or consensus. The outcomes are what the participants take away in their heads.  In its unadapted form, the Knowledge Café is not about traditional tangible outcomes. It is not about answering a question. It is not about making a decision. It … Continue reading Knowledge Café Outcomes The outcomes are what you take away in your head

Knowledge Café: Sharing Actionable Insights One idea, lesson learned or insight taken away from a Café

More often than not, in a Café, the outcomes are what the participants take away in their heads. But often, something more is needed. Sharing actionable insights is one option.  There is usually no summary by the host or speaker at the end of a Knowledge Café and no attempt to reach any consensus, as … Continue reading Knowledge Café: Sharing Actionable Insights One idea, lesson learned or insight taken away from a Café

Knowledge Café: Capturing Outcomes The outcomes are what you take away in your head - note taking is a distraction

The Knowledge Café is fundamentally about conversation. Its value lies in the quality of the conversations that take place. The actual outcomes are what people take away in their heads.  The Dilemma Capturing the outcomes of a Café is often essential. However, it clashes with one of the Café principles that anything that gets in the way of … Continue reading Knowledge Café: Capturing Outcomes The outcomes are what you take away in your head – note taking is a distraction