Pro-Action Café
Pro-Action Café is a structured peer-coaching format where individuals bring real projects, ideas, or challenges to the group and receive focused help from rotating small groups. It borrows the café-style setup from World Café but flips the purpose: instead of exploring a shared topic, each table host stays put with their specific project while visitors rotate through in timed rounds, each guided by a different coaching question.
What You'll Achieve with the Pro-Action Café Workshop
Real outcomes that transform your team
Participants gain concrete next steps for their projects.
Fresh perspectives and insights lead to innovative solutions.
Structured process creates accountability for follow-through.
When to Use the Pro-Action Café Workshop
Perfect for these situations and team challenges
When a group needs to refine their thinking before a new initiative.
At the beginning of a program where participants have projects to advance.
How the Pro-Action Café Workshop Works
A step-by-step breakdown of the workshop process
1Setup
Arrange the room in a café style with small tables, prepare the coaching questions, and identify table hosts.
2Step 1: Framing and Calling for Hosts
Welcome the group, explain the format, and invite participants to host tables with their projects, ensuring clarity and engagement.
3Step 2: Round 1 — The Quest Behind the Question
Hosts present their projects, and visitors help them explore the deeper purpose behind their questions through guided conversation.
4Step 3: Round 2 — What is Missing?
Hosts summarize insights from Round 1, while visitors focus on identifying gaps, obstacles, and assumptions that may impede progress.
Key Topics Covered in the Pro-Action Café Workshop
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