Who better to ask about the specific recommendations for an increasingly ageing European workforce than the employees and entrepreneurs aged 50+ themselves? Such a dialogue on the changing nature und understanding of work for Europeans aged 50+ was one of six Thematic Cafés held as part of the European Voices for Active Ageing project. World… Read more »
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Listening in: Voices for Active Ageing in Europe
Even though our project plans are well thought out in terms of purpose, goals and actions, World Café Europe has discovered that it is important for us to keep our minds open to emerging possibilities. Even with the best of planning, these unique opportunities are not always evident at the onstart of a project. The… Read more »
Dialogues by and for older adults

What made the European Voices for Actve Ageing (EVAA) dialogues so unique? These large scale dialogues were planned and hosted by older adults themselves. The oldest of the EVAA facilitators was 82. After her first experience as a World Café host before an audience of more than 100 participants she shared this insight: „I have learned… Read more »
2012 was the EVAA Year of the Video
Video documentation has been part of World Café Europe’s world ever since our first World Café European Gathering held in 2007. Back then we just knew how important it was to capture the variety of the dialogues which were happening all over the city of Dresden (Germany) during this Gathering. Almost 600 people were in… Read more »
GPS for successful project management: The ‚EVAA Epicenter‘
When an event runs really smoothly and the participants are in a setting where they can dedicate 100% of their energy and creativity to participating in a dialogue, you know that a group of dedicated people have been working hard to make this a reality. Careful attention to these issues provides the platform for a… Read more »