World Café Facilitation Board for Beginners: 3 Table Rounds, One Shared Insight Map

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World Café Facilitation Board for Beginners: 3 Table Rounds, One Shared Insight Map

This beginner template helps first-time facilitators run a World Café for workplace dialogue or training. Across 4 pages, page 1 sets the topic, aim, 90-minute flow, ground rules, and table/host assignments; page 2 fills each table's flip-chart area with 3 rounds of talk as hosts relay the previous conversation to new arrivals; page 3 gathers every table's insights on a mind map, placed by how much they resonate and how soon you can act; page 4 decides what to take home, the first step, deadlines, a month of follow-up, and the next question. The task board has 5 columns from prep to done, with 4 parent tasks matching the 4 pages and 3 subtasks each. A World Café is a dialogue format: small tables of 4-6 people talk, then rotate so one table's conversation flows into the next. Sticky notes spell out example prompts, a 20-minute round structure, and the 3 things a host repeats at each rotation, so a first-timer can run it well. Built for about 16-24 participants.

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① Topic & Aim (Start Here) ② The Day's Flow (about 90 min) ③ Ground Rules for Talking ④ Ground Rules for Listening ⑤ Ground Rules for Writing ⑥ Table Groups & Hosts (Host = st... ⑦ Table Flip-Chart Areas (talk using ... ⑧ What Was Said (host relays it in on... ⑨ What's Missing (angles nobody raised) ⑩ The Next Question (feeds back into ... ⑫ Where the Insight Goes (place ⑪'s i... Resonates a lot × can't act soon Resonates a lot × can act soon Resonates a little × can't act soon Resonates a little × can act soon ⑬ What the Whole Group Saw ⑭ What to Take Home (from ⑫'s chosen ... ⑮ Follow-Up Through the Month ⑯ Next Question & Schedule World Café Facili... How to use (4 pag... Topic & what ... Ground rules &amp... Unspoken angles &... Insights from the... 1/4 Set the topic and... Ctrl+F / ⌘F : 2/4... → 2/4 2/4 Talk at the tables ↙ 3/4 Today's topic (just one)Example) What can we each do starting tomorrow to make this a better place to work? Aim (what success looks like)Example) People open up across departments and every team leaves with one small step Participants & dateExample) 20 people company-wide · 4 tablesDate: __/__ ____– (90 min) 0–10 minOpeningRead aloud the topic, how it works, and the ground rules (③–⑤). 10–30 minRound 1Talk about the topic at your first table and write it on the flip chart. 30–50 minRound 2Everyone but the host moves to a new table and connects their talk to what came before. 50–70 minRound 3Return to your first table, or move again to dig deeper. 70–85 minWhole-group shareGather every table's insights on one map. 85–90 minTake-homeConfirm what you're taking home and the next date before wrapping up. Example) Keep each turn to about a minute Speak from your own experience Share what you think rather than hunting for the right answer Example) Hear someone out before you respond Ask “why do you think that?” instead of disagreeing Bring quiet people into the round too Example) Write on the flip chart (board ⑦) as you talk Short words or a quick sketch are fine Connect related ideas with a line Table AHost: Example) SatoParticipants: Example) 5 people from sales, dev, and HR Table BHost: ____Participants: ____ Table CHost: ____Participants: ____ Table DHost: ____Participants: ____ Round 1 (20 min) Round 2 (20 min) Round 3 (20 min) Table A Example) I want to ask for advice but seats are too far apart to speak up Example) Another table said the same thing - a chat channel would make it easier Example) Idea: start with a weekly 15-minute cross-team chat Table B Example) Too many meetings, not enough time to actually get things done Example) A story about a meeting that got shorter once the purpose was stated upfront Example) Rule: write the purpose in one line on every meeting invite Table C Example) New hires find it hard to ask questions Example) Even the people teaching them feel too busy to help Example) Idea: set aside a fixed time each day just for questions Table D Example) Good work goes unnoticed, so there's no chance to praise it Example) Idea: send small thank-yous to each other in chat Example) Idea: read thank-yous aloud once a month Example) Table A: centered on “far-apart seats make it hard to ask for help” Table B: ____ Table C: ____ Table D: ____ Example) Table A: hasn't touched on what it's like for people working remotely Table B: ____ Table C: ____ Table D: ____ Example) Table A: What would make it easier to speak up even when seats are far apart? Table B: ____ Table C: ____ Table D: ____ 3/4 Gather the insights → 4/4 4/4 Take it home toge... ⑪ Insight Harvest... Example) What can we each do starting tomorrow … Example) Ease of speaking up From A & C's charts - hard to ask for help across seats… Example) New hires From C's chart - they want a set time for questions Example) Remote workers From ⑨ - a view we still haven't heard enough about Example) Meeting time From B's chart - stating the purpose upfront makes it short… Example) Saying thanks From D's chart - thank-yous aren't getting through Example) Having enough time From several tables - busyness is a shared struggle 縦軸: How much it r... Example) Cutting the number of meetings overall. A longer-term theme - candidate for ⑯'s next question. Example) Write the purpose in one line on meeting invites. Pick takeaways from here and write them on ⑭. Example) A full rework of seating. Just note it down and revisit if it comes up again. Example) Being the first to say hello. Whoever noticed it can start today. What stood out overallExample) At every table, "how easy it is to speak up" ended up at the center of the talk What was surprisingExample) The struggle with busyness came up from both people teaching and people learning What's still unresolvedExample) What it's like for people who work remotely Takeaway First step Deadline Example) Planning... Write the purpose in one line on meeting invites Add the purpose line starting with next week's regular meeting Example) By next week's regular meeting Example) Sales team Say thanks to each other more Say thanks once per person at the morning huddle Example) Starting from the next morning huddle Example) HR team Make it easier for new hires to ask questions Set aside a fixed 30-minute question time every day Example) By the end of this month Example) Individu... Speak up first Talk to someone from another department once a day Example) By the 1-week check-in Same dayShare the recordShare this board, including ⑦'s flip-chart areas and ⑪'s map, with every participant. 1 week laterCheck the first stepAsk in chat whether ⑭'s first step got done. 2 weeks laterAsk about the sticking pointsIf a takeaway has stalled, ask what's making it hard. 1 month laterBring back resultsMeet for 15 minutes and talk about how it went. Next questionExample) How do we create a place where even remote workers can speak up easily? Next date & facilitatorDate: __/__ / Facilitator: ____ What worked this time · what to fixExample) Round 3 was fine at 15 minutes. Extend the whole-group share to 20 minutes → 2/4 Talk at the tables ↙ 3/4 Gather the insights → 4/4 Take it home toge...
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Task board contents

Prep work 16 items

Set topic & seats
Talk at tables
Gather insights
Take it home
Write topic & aim
Set flow & rules
Set seats & hosts
Run 3 rounds
Host passes it on
Keep time & rotate
Map the insights
Place by resonance
Summarize takeaways
Set takeaway & step
Set follow-up dates
Set next question

Day-of tasks 0 items

Take-home in progress 0 items

Awaiting 1-month check 0 items

Done 0 items

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