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In this chapter, I look at a number of stories of how the Knowledge Café and other Conversational Methods have been used or adapted by various organizations.
- A Conversation Dinner in Turin Knowledge menu à la carte
- Al Jazeera Cafe An interesting experiment not to deabate but engage in a global conversation
- Changing Minds Through Conversation The role of conversation in Derek Black’s transformation
- Hong Kong MTR Coffee Evenings and Liaison Trains An improvement over traditional customer surveys
- Huawei Transforms a Global Conference with a Knowledge Market How to make a conference more participatory
- Intimate Conversations Conversations with strangers
- Mandela Chose to Talk How conversation, not force, helped unite a divided South Africa
- Randomised Coffee Trials at Red Cross Red Crescent Virtual coffee meetings across the globe
- The Power of Talking with Enemies Özlem Cekic’s story of transforming hostility through conversation
- The Virtual Random Café Informal conversations and networking ... from home
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In-person, 7–11 September 2026, Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
In-person, 7–11 September 2026, Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
We are living and working in conditions of uncertainty, complexity, and rapid change. Many leadership approaches still rely on control, expertise, and tools that no longer fit the realities people face.
This week-long immersive workshop brings people together to practise Conversational Leadership as a shared, lived experience. It is not a training course but a space to slow down, think together, and explore how leadership emerges through dialogue, responsibility, and real engagement.