The document outlines the World Café method, a collaborative dialogue process designed to connect diverse perspectives through three rounds of conversation, each addressing a different question. Participants move between tables, building on previous discussions while creating visual records on flipchart sheets. Ground rules emphasize relevance, open-mindedness, acceptance, respect, and collective engagement during the interactions.

1. Conversations
that matter…..

2. Purpose
Opportunity to meet people
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Collaborative dialogue Connect diverse perspectives
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3. Why
World Café

4. World Café at a Glance…
• Three (3) progressive rounds of
conversation with each round addressing
one question.
• At the end of each round, participants
are invited to move to a different table
• New question discussed while linking
and connecting ideas with previous
conversation rounds. Flipchart sheets
provided to create a visual memory of
the conversation

6. Be creative!

7. A picture speaks a
thousand words!

8. World Café : Ground rules!
ROAR
• Relevance
• Open-mindness
• Acceptance
• Respect
Collectiveness, Visualization, Informality

9. One more thing…
Before getting started, each group will need to
identify a table host (not facilitator) who remains at
the table during the 3 conversation rounds to:
•welcome newcomers
•share the main ideas, themes and
questions
•encourage guests to link and connect
ideas (USING THE FLIPCHART SHEET)
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10. World Café – Interaction 1
Question for interation 1
10 MINUTES

11. World Café – Interaction 2
Question for Interaction 2 - builds on the
first question/discussion.
8 MINUTES

12. World Café – Interaction 3
Question for Interaction 3 – builds on
the previous two questions/
interactions
6 MINUTES

13. Conversations
that matter…..
Gerard Sylvester
gerard.sylvester@fao.org
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