Language & the Ineffable

There was a moment in one of the rounds on Friday, in response to a question about what I found personally conducive to innovation, when I was taken back to thoughts I’d been having on my way to Dresden, on using language differently. When one uses the language of...

What if?

During the harvesting of the Inviting Innovation process, I had a wonderful experience of the 4th Principle of the World Café: ‘Encourage Everyone’s Contribution’, which responds to the question, "What if your contribution is a key...

Peace Café

The first World Café of the first day, addressing Peace & Forgiveness, was aptly housed in the crypt of the newly restored Frauenkirche, itself a powerfully vibrant example of peace and reconciliation. This photograph by the extremely talented Ulrich Soeder...

On the Train

On the train to Dresden yesterday I asked a gentleman sitting near me for directions and it turned out that he too was coming to the World Café! Reinhard Kuchenmüller, for that was his name, is a visual facilitator coming in from Tuscany to facilitate today’s...

Talking it Through

Born on the northeast coast of England, of Viking and Welsh ancestry, I grew up as a granddaughter of the Empire and daughter of the Commonwealth. As a young girl in the years following the First World War, I puzzled and then grieved that the men came back so...