Knowledge Café Principle: No Preconceived Outcomes The outcomes are emergent

Principle: No preconceived outcomes.  When organizing a Knowledge Café, it’s essential to set a clear purpose and theme to provide context. But there should be no predetermined outcomes, as the conversation should unfold organically. When organizing a Knowledge Café, it’s essential to set the theme and pose a question to define the context and scope … Continue reading Knowledge Café Principle: No Preconceived Outcomes The outcomes are emergent

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 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: Measuring Success The outcomes are what you take away in your head - note taking is a distraction

Measuring the success of a Knowledge Café is not easy.  Measuring the success of a Knowledge Café is not easy. First, there is no single measure of the success of a Café. Second, there are no planned outcomes. Furthermore, the outcomes are soft and are best expressed by “what people take away in their heads.” … Continue reading Knowledge Café: Measuring Success The outcomes are what you take away in your head – note taking is a distraction

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