The Lighthouse Café & The H3 Laboratory

A relaxed space to meet and explore significant ideas and themes
in a welcoming atmosphere, with people from around the world.

What on earth is a << lighthouse cafe >>?

The lighthouse café is about mindful exchange of different perspectives. We are not seeking consensus, and it is not a pedagogical exercise or lecture. Rather we are seeking a generative dialogue exploration in hopes of creating something that was not there at the beginning, for and by everyone together.

Some suggestions for letting this happen

Arrive a bit early to ensure that everyone can get connected and present.
Remember, every Lighthouse Café is an experiment,
Use gallery-view instead of speaker-view on Zoom, this is better for remaining part of the group especially when speaking.
Balance listening and speaking. Honouring the space and all voices in it: a breath between speakers. Some people may need to know that no one else is speaking before they can speak, so we leave space. Silence is our friend. •
It’s a conversation, everyone takes the initiative to contribute.
Each person speaks from “I” … avoiding “we” ; take it as an exercise if nothing else.
Memory work-out: who has spoken? Who has not?

The Café is asking you Questions

What about this topic are you uncomfortable with? What are your areas of uncertainty as well as curiosity?
What might your expertise blind you to? What alternative perspectives would you value hearing?
What do you think might be true here, but you have no evidence for it? What does your intuition/gut say?
What have you reconsidered in light of today’s explorations? How has your position shifted? Where is the new centre of gravity?
After focusing on what this thing is or is not, consider what it means and how that is of value?
After a minute of quiet contemplation, what new thoughts come to mind?