AustraliaAustriaBrazilCanadaChinaCzech RepublicEgyptFranceGermanyGlobalIndiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPolandSaudia ArabiaSingaporeSpainTurkeyUAEUnited KingdomUnited States As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you purchase a book via this site. Posts where this book is embedded A Knowledge Café Is a Gathering It is not a meeting Benjamin Franklin’s Junto Club Benjamin Franklin founded the Junto Club – a conversational society in 1727 British … Continue reading The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker (2018)
A new future is created when each gathering (or meeting) becomes an opportunity to deepen accountability and commitment through engagement. It doesn’t matter what the stated purpose of the gathering is. Each gathering serves two functions: (1) to address its stated purpose and (2) to be an occasion for each person to decide to become … Continue reading A Gathering Serves Two Functions Peter Block
Leadership begins with understanding that every gathering is an opportunity to deepen accountability and commitment through engagement. It doesn’t matter what the stated purpose of the gathering is. Each gathering serves two functions: to address its stated purpose, its business issues; and to be an occasion for each person to decide to become engaged as … Continue reading How Leadership Begins Peter Block
The Jazz of Conversations Why Face-to-face Interaction Matters ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Meetings or, more generally, conversations serve two purposes. The first is obvious, and that is to fulfill their aim. The second is less … Continue reading Meetings and Conversations Serve Two Purposes There is a second purpose to any meeting which we often overlook
Flipped Teaching The Oracy Lab Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Team alignment and communication can be challenging. Miscommunication and lack of cohesion often result in inefficiencies and missed opportunities. As a key tool of Conversational Leadership, … Continue reading The Power of Team Huddles How brief team gatherings can align, motivate, and connect
Knowledge Café: Design Checklist Knowledge Café: Roles Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close A Knowledge Café should be designed for a specific purpose or intent. It’s not just about having learning conversations, although this is one of … Continue reading Knowledge Café: Purpose Every Knowledge Café should have a clear purpose
The Knowledge Café Metaphor What’s New About the Knowledge Café? Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close What is a Knowledge Café? Is it a form of meeting, a workshop or something quite different? This is how Wikipedia … Continue reading A Knowledge Café Is a Gathering It is not a meeting
