Questions That Matter

Questions That Matter: Conversation Cafés

OCTOBER 21, 2006 (Saturday)
• at Rockford College Regents Hall
• 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• $70 includes breakfast & lunch

WOMANSPACE is proud to bring to Rockford MARGARET J. WHEATLEY. Author, lecturer and international consultant, Meg possesses an incredible talent to bring people together, "turning to one another," in simple conversations from which emerge collective intelligence, expanded consciousnessness, and hope for the future.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Leaders and active citizens of this community who help shape our health systems, educational institutions, churches, the Chamber of Commerce, city and county government, social service groups, major corporations, neighborhood groups, business and industry. All who experience the rich process and outcomes of this day are encouraged to take The World Café concept back to their own workplaces and environments.

WHAT WE HOPE FOR…In using the "World Café" process, our community’s common questions, problems, and visions for the future can be discussed without polarization and a rush-to-judgment.

WOMANSPACE believes that openness, tolerance, under-standing and compassion lead to a more caring, productive future for our entire community.

On October 21, Wheatley will guide the expected 250 participants in conversations with one another that will bring out the wisdom and knowledge of many diverse voices, sharing the experiences and insights of all with reverence and respect. With its emphasis on civil, candid, and high-stakes discussions, the World Café model opens up undreamed of possibilities for our community’s future.

For more information or to register, contact: WOMANSPACE, 3333 Maria Linden Dr., Rockford, IL 61114. 815-877-0118
Email: womanspace@aol.com

Margaret Wheatley

About Margaret Wheatley…

Margaret (Meg) received an excellent liberal arts education at the University of Rochester and University College, London. She also taught English in Korea through the Peace Corps; later, in the U.S., she taught in high school and served as educational administrator of programs for economically poor children and adults.

She received her MA from New York University in systems thinking, and her Doctorate from Harvard University in Administration, Planning and Social Policy, with a focus on organizational behavior and change.

Meg has written the multiple-award-wining Leadership and the New Science (1992; revised and expanded in 1999). Her other publications include: A Simpler Way (1996); Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future (2002); and Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time (2005) .

About The Berkana Insitute…

Meg is President Emerita of The Berkana Institute, a global charitable foundation founded in 1991, and dedicated to serving life-affirming leaders. Berkana serves the vision of a world where all people can experience themselves as whole, healthy, sacred and free.