On the World Cafe with Juanita Brown and Flavio Mesquita da Silva | Ep. 160

From Stories Lived. Stories Told. by Abbie VanMeter and The CMM Institute

April 29, 2026 · 1h 11m · Season 5 · Episode 160

About this episode

Abbie, Juanita, and Flavio discuss the World Cafe and its evolution in relation to other approaches.

How can we turn the 'what ifs' into the 'why nots'? ... Today, Abbie, Juanita, and Flavio discuss the World Cafe, including the history of how it came to be and how it continues to evolve in relationship with other approaches like Coordinated Management of Meaning and Appreciative Inquiry. ... Juanita Brown, PhD. is the Co-founder of the World Cafe with her partner, David Isaacs as well as the co-author, also with David, of the award winning book, The World Café: Shaping our Futures Through C...

People in this episode

Host: Abbie VanMeter

Guests: Juanita Brown, Flavio Mesquita da Silva

Topics covered

World Cafe
Coordinated Management of Meaning
Appreciative Inquiry
collaborative dialogue
community engagement

Keywords

World Cafe
Juanita Brown
Flavio Mesquita da Silva
Coordinated Management of Meaning
Appreciative Inquiry
collaborative dialogue
community engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Cafe, Coordinated Management of Meaning, Appreciative Inquiry

Books & works: The World Café: Shaping our Futures Through C...