Implementing the Gurteen Knowledge Cafe 2011

This one-day event on 7th June in Edinburgh is being hosted by the University of Edinburgh and K3-Cubed as part of the University's Knowledge Management K-Net project.

The Gurteen Knowledge Café Masterclass

This Masterclass is designed to help you:

-Understand the role and importance of conversation in your business
-Design and run Gurteen Knowledge Cafés and other forms of Cafe
-Solve specific business problems and challenges using Knowledge Cafes
-Use other conversational tools and techniques to address business issues

Knowledge Sharing is a key issue for Knowledge Management and for organizational success. But real Knowledge Sharing requires an open mindset and continues to be a challenge for many organizations. In fact, it can be difficult to even get people to talk openly to one another other about their specific corporate interests, opportunities and responsibilities.

One way of energizing an organization to take real advantage of conversation and consequent tangible business benefits is the use of Knowledge Cafés. A Knowledge Café is an effective vehicle for opening up conversations and discussions that lead to a deeper understanding of the business world that is turn leads to improved decision making, new ways of working and innovation.

A Knowledge Café is a tool that is used to share tacit knowledge. It can be used within teams, Communities of Practice or across silos to question entrenched assumptions, to help facilitate learning from others and gain a deeper collective understanding of a subject – through conversation.