\u201cBecause questions are intrinsically related to action, they spark and direct attention, perception, energy and effort, and so are at the heart of the evolving forms that our lives assume … Creativity requires asking genuine questions, those to which an answer is not already known. Questions function as open-handed invitations to creativity, calling forth that which doesn’t yet exist.\u201d
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From the standpoint of qualitative research, even in the context of a narrative, post-modern, social constructionist epistemology, questions of validity, reliability, and authenticity, asked about any research method, are important to consider when TWC is considered a formal method. Academic social researchers have typically limited group qualitative methods to the focus group, and then only as a \u201cgroup interview.\u201d The dialogic, emergent, whole system quality that makes TWC such a success as organizational activity is viewed by researchers coming from a more positivistic epistemological paradigm, as ethically problematic and unreliable as a data source for traditional research. Yet, in the context of action research, where engagement in a\u00a0 unique community or a specific workplace is all that is required, TWC may be an ideal method that can be used to gather and validate data, build relationships among stakeholders, co-create innovative and actionable responses to organizational opportunities and issues, as well as gain commitment to these actions from the very stakeholders who own the issue. Niels Agger-Gupta has been a core faculty member in the School of Leadership Studies at Royal Roads University (RRU) since 2007, and was Program Head in the MA-Leadership program from 2010 through 2013. He joined RRU in 2004 as an Adjunct Faculty in the former Knowledge Management program. Niels has been a consultant and researcher specializing in organizational change, action research, appreciative inquiry, world caf\u00e9, adult learning, phenomenography, and cultural and linguistic competency in health care, in both California and in Canada. Recent publications include: \u201cThe long and winding road: Leadership and learning principles that transform\u201d (with Brigitte Harris, 2015); \u201cThe paradox of transformative learning among mid-career professionals\u201d (with Catherine Etmanski, 2014); \u201cAction research engagement: Creating the foundations for organizational change\u201d( Rowe, W. E. 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What is different when TWC is designed and implemented in the context of an ethical review process, where \"data\" is recorded and analyzed, and stakeholders are engaged in a collaborative inquiry that will result in outcomes at all three levels of what Torbert (Torbert & Taylor, 2008) calls first-person, second-person, and third-person research outcomes?\u00a0 This long-term project is about connecting action researchers and academics with an interest in using TWC in research contexts, as opposed to simply engaging in TWC as an organizational or community activity.\r\n\r\nAcademic Home:<\/strong>\r\nRoyal Roads University, Fielding Graduate University and The World Cafe Community\r\n\r\nWhere is the Project Taking Place?<\/strong>\r\nThis is an international project linking researchers and practitioners in Canada, the USA, Brazil, Sweden, and elsewhere in the world. We have met online, on Skype, BlueJeans, and Zoom.\r\n\r\nYour Role:<\/strong>\r\nCo-Facilitator\r\n\r\nWho Else is Involved?<\/strong>\r\nAmy Lenzo, World Cafe Community Foundation & Adjunct Faculty, Fielding Graduate University;\r\nRosa Zubizarreta, Doctoral Student, Fielding Graduate University;\r\nFred Steier, faculty member, Fielding Graduate University;\r\nFlavio Mesquita de Silva, Doctoral Student, Fielding Graduate University;\r\nBo Gyllenpalm, Faculty member, Fielding Graduate University;\r\nOthers as may be interested and\/or have experience with TWC as research method.\r\n\r\nCategory(s) of Research:<\/strong>\r\nResearch about World Caf\u00e9, Research that uses World Caf\u00e9 in some way\r\n\r\nStatus:<\/strong>\r\nIn-Process\r\n\r\nAdditional Information<\/strong>\r\nThe hope is that we might collaboratively inquire into what researchers and academics have learned about TWC as research method, and create joint writing projects to share what we find, and suggestions we may be able to offer future researchers using TWC.\r\n\r\nThere are numerous issues in the use of TWC as research method in terms of participant selection, research ethics, cafe design, question development, overall flow and sequence of cafe rounds, data capture, data harvest and further analysis, cafe findings and action outcomes, and publication and dissemination. 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World Cafe as Action Research Method<\/p>\n
Niels Agger-Gupta<\/p>\n
niels.aggergupta@royalroads.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
What issues need to be addressed when using the world cafe (TWC) as an action research method? What is different when TWC is designed and implemented in the context of an ethical review process, where \u201cdata\u201d is recorded and analyzed, and stakeholders are engaged in a collaborative inquiry that will result in outcomes at all three levels of what Torbert (Torbert & Taylor, 2008) calls first-person, second-person, and third-person research outcomes?\u00a0 This long-term project is about connecting action researchers and academics with an interest in using TWC in research contexts, as opposed to simply engaging in TWC as an organizational or community activity.<\/p>\n
Royal Roads University, Fielding Graduate University and The World Cafe Community<\/p>\n
This is an international project linking researchers and practitioners in Canada, the USA, Brazil, Sweden, and elsewhere in the world. We have met online, on Skype, BlueJeans, and Zoom.<\/p>\n
Co-Facilitator<\/p>\n
Amy Lenzo, World Cafe Community Foundation & Adjunct Faculty, Fielding Graduate University;
Rosa Zubizarreta, Doctoral Student, Fielding Graduate University;
Fred Steier, faculty member, Fielding Graduate University;
Flavio Mesquita de Silva, Doctoral Student, Fielding Graduate University;
Bo Gyllenpalm, Faculty member, Fielding Graduate University;
Others as may be interested and\/or have experience with TWC as research method.<\/p>\n
Research about World Caf\u00e9, Research that uses World Caf\u00e9 in some way<\/p>\n
In-Process<\/p>\n
The hope is that we might collaboratively inquire into what researchers and academics have learned about TWC as research method, and create joint writing projects to share what we find, and suggestions we may be able to offer future researchers using TWC.<\/p>\n
At this stage of this inquiry, we are still defining the scope and building our team of co-researchers. Eventually we would like to find out how TWC practitioners have addressed some or all of these issues in their own cafes? If you are interested in finding out more about this project or are interested in participating, please get in touch with Amy!<\/p>\n