Dialogue Cafe

Dialogue Café is a global non-profit initiative that enables face-to-face conversations between groups of people from around the world. Together with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Cisco Systems and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Dialogue Café Association is setting up a global network of physical spaces - Dialogue Cafés. These Dialogue Cafés provide access to high quality video conferencing technology and are connected to enable city-to-city and multi-city conversations and activities. It is the first public high quality video conferencing network specifically designed for civil society – specifically individuals and organisations working in the fields of intercultural dialogue and social innovation. The network enables them to share experiences, learn from each other and work together to address global challenges. The Dialogue Cafe Network creates. Community - A global meeting point for people to work, network, share ideas and collaborate Innovation - A platform to showcase innovations, spread skills, and design, develop, and grow social innovations Enterprise - A tool for development – linking entrepreneurs with advisors, investors and specialised support Knowledge - A space to share and create new knowledge, connect learners and teachers and disseminate research “No one person is as smart as all of us together”.