
Learn to facilitate controversial topic discussions using Lean Coffee: propose topics, assign names, vote with two votes, use three-minute time boxes, and break ties with extra votes.
In the second round of a conversation cafe on universal health care, participants share experiences, challenge objections, and practice one-minute turns to foster balanced, empathetic, evidence-based dialogue.
This short course teaches a simple, four step technique for facilitating difficult conversations:
Meditation: A way to bring everyone's thoughts into the room. (It also gives people who are late a chance to show up!)
Check In: A way for everyone to be heard and share their intentions for the conversation.
Lean Coffee: A way to select a controversial topic to be discussed that gives everyone the opportunity to suggest topics and vote on them.
Conversation Cafe: A way for everyone's voice to be heard on the subject.