Transformational Conversation

This week's World Cafe discussions were dynamic and engaging. Thank you to all of the community members, advocates, and board members who participated. We collected a significant amount of qualitative data that will inform our five-year strategic plan. Below are the graphic notes recorded by our guest artist, Kelvy Bird. We hope to have our strategic plan finalized by April 2010. I look forward to sharing our continued progress throughout the process. Please keep checking our website and blog for the latest news. Click on the images for a larger view.

The Process

Graphic Notes from the Rutland World Cafe
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Graphic Notes from the Waterbury World Cafe
Thursday, October 29th, 2009

World Cafes

The Campaign is in the midst of a strategic planning process to focus our work over the next five years, and we need your help! We will be hosting two World Cafe discussions in Waterbury and Rutland to collect your insights on ending hunger in our commuities. The World Cafe discussion model is a dynamic way to get the community talking. We will be hosting a graphic artist who will record our meetings with both words and pictures. This is an opportunity to participate in something unique and contribute to shaping our organization's future. Plus we'll have snacks!

Here are the details:

Wednesday, October 28th 1:30-4pm
at the Franklin Conference Center in Rutland 92 Strongs Avenue, Rutland, VT 05701

Thursday, October 29th 1:30-4pm
at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in Waterbury33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury VT 05676

Please bring along a friend or two to add more voices to the conversation!

You can RSVP for either event by clicking here.

Hope to see you there! I've included a graphic recording sample below. I can't wait to see what the artist creates for our discussions!