New insights about efforts emerge when diverse people come together in conversation with each other. Thoughts and ideas are exchanged which shift the way the group understands an issue.

This is the essence of the World Café approach. Participants comfortably connect with each other and quickly enter into energized conversations which are full of new ideas.

The World Café method stimulates an environment of inspiration, motivation and an enthusiasm for action.  

World Café Europe was requested by the Office for Intercultural Affairs of Munich’s Department of Social Services and REGSAM (a citywide network for social work) to design a large scale dialogue to explore opportunities to effectively foster social participation throughout Munich and its neighborhoods. This World Café took place with 200 participants in the historic Altes Rathaus in the center of Munich. Participants represented a broad spectrum of diverse institutions, civil society, citizens and refugees.

The World Café was designed to generate several project ideas which would reflect the collective wisdom of the region. The intention of the IHK for Nuremberg and Middle Frankonia was not only to discover strong projects but projects which would also elicit support from people for their for implementation throughout the region. 300 participants represented a broad cross-section from the metropolitan region of Nuremberg.