What is World Café?
As a conversational process , the World Café is an innovative yet simple methodology for hosting conversations about questions that matter. These conversations link and build on each other as people move between groups, cross-pollinate ideas, and discover new insights into the questions or issues that are most important in their life, work, or community. (www.theworldcafe.com)
Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR is the firm's practices and policies that contribute to the well-being of the environment, economy and society. They address the needs of customers, suppliers, shareholders and employees, as well as those of government, the general public and the communities where the firm operates, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Programme
Lien Centre and the Facilitators Network Singapore jointly organised a participant-driven World Café on 28 January 2009, attended by 65 participants. The conversation centred around 3 questions:
What is your perspective/experience on CSR in Asia?
What are the distinct attributes/practices of CSR in Asia?
How can we (individuals, groups within & outside of corporate sector) better foster CSR practices to achieve greater societal impact?
Facilitator
Janice Lua, Co-Founder, Facilitators Network Singapore.
FNS was founded in 2004 with the mission of promoting and supporting the art and practice of professional facilitation through methods exchange, collegial networking and support services. FNS is affiliated with
International Association of Facilitators,
and also organises regular learning and development activities for facilitators in Singapore and the region.