WOW!Columbus’ Supplementary School Initiative

World Café Questions

Presented at SummitJune 6, 2010

01/24/11 | 2

Problem Solving vs Appreciate Inquiry

Problem Solving• What to fix • Underlying grammar =

problem, symptoms, causes, solutions, action plan, intervention

• Breaks things into pieces & specialties, guaranteeing fragmented responses

• Slow! Takes a lot of positive emotion to make real change.

• Assumes organizations are constellations of problems to be overcome

Appreciative Inquiry• What to grow• New grammar of the true,

good, better, possible• “Problem focus” implies that

there is an ideal. AI breaks open the box of what the ideal is first.

• Expands vision of preferred future. Creates new energy fast.

• Assumes organizations are sources of infinite capacity and imagination

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The World is Changing

01/24/11 | 4

World Café Questions- Positive Change

• Describe a positive change that you have been involved with.

• What made it possible?

• What were some things you learned about making change?

01/24/11 | 5

Snapshot: Supplementary Education Today

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World Café Questions- “Dream”

• Imagine that you have a magic wand and can design the most inspiring vibrant future for supplementary education in Columbus. Based on what we learned about the assets and opportunities in Columbus:

– What would it look like?(“enhancing what exists and developing a broad range of

program options using both traditional and non-traditional approaches”)

– Describe the relationships that would develop in support of this vision.

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Community Effects

• The community will recognize the benefit of systemic, collaborative planning

• The community will develop a shared vision for a system of quality supplementary Jewish educational opportunities

• The community will use data to inform program planning & implementation

• Jewish education staff will demonstrate greater capacities to catalyze and support change and improvement in supplementary education

• Consumers will use information about high quality supplementary education options to make better personal choices for their families

• Individuals will be able to move more easily among options resulting in more intensive and enduring Jewish educational journeys.

01/24/11 | 8

World Café Questions – Community Approach

• What are the benefits of systemic, collaborative planning?

• What are the benefits of developing a shared vision of a Columbus system of quality supplementary education opportunities?

• How will we successfully deal with the challenges that arise in the planning and implementation of WOW Columbus?

01/24/11 | 9

WOW Columbus Plenum – Next Steps

• What conversations from today can ripple out in ways that create new possibilities for the future of supplementary education in Columbus?

• What needs our immediate attention going forward?

• How can we support each other in taking the next steps? What unique contribution can we each make?

WOW!Columbus’ Supplementary School Initiative

World Café Questions

Presented at SummitJune 6, 2010

01/24/11 | 2

Problem Solving vs Appreciate Inquiry

Problem Solving• What to fix • Underlying grammar =

problem, symptoms, causes, solutions, action plan, intervention

• Breaks things into pieces & specialties, guaranteeing fragmented responses

• Slow! Takes a lot of positive emotion to make real change.

• Assumes organizations are constellations of problems to be overcome

Appreciative Inquiry• What to grow• New grammar of the true,

good, better, possible• “Problem focus” implies that

there is an ideal. AI breaks open the box of what the ideal is first.

• Expands vision of preferred future. Creates new energy fast.

• Assumes organizations are sources of infinite capacity and imagination

01/24/11 | 3

The World is Changing

01/24/11 | 4

World Café Questions- Positive Change

• Describe a positive change that you have been involved with.

• What made it possible?

• What were some things you learned about making change?

01/24/11 | 5

Snapshot: Supplementary Education Today

01/24/11 | 6

World Café Questions- “Dream”

• Imagine that you have a magic wand and can design the most inspiring vibrant future for supplementary education in Columbus. Based on what we learned about the assets and opportunities in Columbus:

– What would it look like?(“enhancing what exists and developing a broad range of

program options using both traditional and non-traditional approaches”)

– Describe the relationships that would develop in support of this vision.

01/24/11 | 7

Community Effects

• The community will recognize the benefit of systemic, collaborative planning

• The community will develop a shared vision for a system of quality supplementary Jewish educational opportunities

• The community will use data to inform program planning & implementation

• Jewish education staff will demonstrate greater capacities to catalyze and support change and improvement in supplementary education

• Consumers will use information about high quality supplementary education options to make better personal choices for their families

• Individuals will be able to move more easily among options resulting in more intensive and enduring Jewish educational journeys.

01/24/11 | 8

World Café Questions – Community Approach

• What are the benefits of systemic, collaborative planning?

• What are the benefits of developing a shared vision of a Columbus system of quality supplementary education opportunities?

• How will we successfully deal with the challenges that arise in the planning and implementation of WOW Columbus?

01/24/11 | 9

WOW Columbus Plenum – Next Steps

• What conversations from today can ripple out in ways that create new possibilities for the future of supplementary education in Columbus?

• What needs our immediate attention going forward?

• How can we support each other in taking the next steps? What unique contribution can we each make?