The short answer to that question for me is this: I like it for more structured conversations, where we don't perhaps have all of the juicy pre-conditions for an OST meeting. It can also happen in a very short period of time, getting participants into deep dialogue. It's useful for "consultation" meetings, where we expect little follow up responsibility from the participants and it works beautifully for doing "keynote facilitation" in a conference where a sponsor is looking for dialogue and engagement but can't remove the tables or give themselves enough time and space for OST.
The book, by all accounts, is a great addition to the field. I haven't got my copy yet, but will soon. Looking for Alan Stewart and Peggy Holman and Toke Moeller and other OST/WC practitioners to weigh in here... Chris On 5/3/05, Dave Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > > A new book just came out. The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through > Conversations That Matter by Juanita Brown with David Isaacs. It describes > a group process where participants move (through several rounds) from > table to table making connections among conversations devoted to a guiding > question. A host remains at each table to welcome the new group. The > process seems very compatible with Open Space. I was wondering what > experienced Open Spacers think of The World Cafe process and how you would > differentiate between their use? > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
