Volker Frank and Nora Wolfson lead a World Cafe session for consultants at the September 2014 Bay Area Consultants Network (BACN) meeting. Members addressed the central question "How can I be more powerful as a consultant?"

1. The World Cafe
• After 10:00
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2. How it works
• Central question
• 20 min conversation at your table
• Then we switch tables
• Continue the conversation at your new table
• Then we switch again…
• At the end we harvest the highlights
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3. The Host
• Every table selects a host
• S/he stays at the table
• Welcomes the new group
• Summarizes what the conversation was about
• The new conversation goes where it goes
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4. The Paper Tablecloth
• Leave traces!!!
• Doodle
• Capture quotes
• Make notes
– They can be cryptic if you enjoy that sort of thing
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5. Ownership
• Everybody has ownership in the conversation
• If you don’t like what is happening – change it
• Equalize participation
– Remind each other…
– Make direct invitations
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7. Let’s Start
• Select your host
• Clear the table so you can doodle
• And the question is…
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8. How can I be more
powerful as a consultant?
What holds me back?
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9. Let’s Start
• Select your host
• Clear the table so you can doodle
• And the question is…
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BACN www.bacnetwork.com September 26, 2014