The World Café: shaping our futures through conversations that matter

Foreword : we can be wise only together / Margaret J. Wheatley

Introduction : beginning the conversation : an invitation to the World Cafe

Ch. 1. Seeing the invisible : conversation matters!

Ch. 2. Conversation as a core process : co-creating business and social value

Ch. 3. Principle 1 : set the context

Ch. 4. Principle 2 : create hospitable space

Ch. 5. Principle 3 : explore questions that matter

Ch. 6. Principle 4 : encourage everyone's contribution

Ch. 7. Principle 5 : cross-pollinate and connect diverse perspectives

Ch. 8. Principle 6 : listen together for patterns, insights, and deeper questions

Ch. 9. Principle 7 : harvest and share collective discoveries

Ch. 10. Guiding the Cafe process : the art of hosting

Ch. 11. Conversational leadership : cultivating collective intelligence

Ch. 12. The call of our times : creating a culture of dialogue

Epilogue : how can we talk it through? / Anne W. Dosher

Afterword : discovering the magic of collective creativity / Peter M. Senge.