Knowledge Café: Design Checklist Knowledge Cafés should be thoughtfully designed

A Knowledge Café should be planned rather than left to chance. The best way to accomplish this is to review and act on the design questions below. Several questions should be considered when designing a Knowledge Café before running it. Not all of them apply to every situation, and they should be reflected on and … Continue reading Knowledge Café: Design Checklist Knowledge Cafés should be thoughtfully designed

Knowledge Café: Purpose Every Knowledge Café should have a clear purpose

Every Knowledge Café should be designed for a specific purpose or intent. It’s not just about having learning conversations, although this is one of the primary uses. You start with the business purpose and design a Café to fulfill that aim.  A Café should have a well-defined purpose but no planned, desired or preconceived outcomes. … Continue reading Knowledge Café: Purpose Every Knowledge Café should have a clear purpose

Knowledge Café: Triggering the Conversation There are a number of ways in which you can trigger the conversation

You may trigger or provoke Knowledge Café conversations in several ways depending on the purpose of the Café. In general, the process takes two parts: setting the context posing a powerful question. Setting the context A speaker sets the context – maybe two or three speakers, each presenting without PowerPoint slides for 5 minutes each. Where … Continue reading Knowledge Café: Triggering the Conversation There are a number of ways in which you can trigger the conversation