3.1. Inside the Organization: Breaking Down Silos
What is the biggest disease plaguing today's organizations? Silos. The Marketing department doesn't talk to Sales, and IT sits in its fortress, surrounded by a moat of incomprehensible jargon.
Coffideas acts as a powerful silo solvent here, tearing down these walls in an hour.
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Democratization: Suddenly, a Junior who has been with the company for a month is talking to a Board Member as an equal, brought together by fate. This shatters the hierarchy of fear.
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Cross-pollination: Ideas from one department flow naturally into another. Someone from logistics solves an HR problem because they have "fresh eyes."
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Humanization: We stop being avatars on Teams or "human resources." We become people with a story. And working with a person you actually know is a completely different experience.
3.2. Why Not "At the Dinner Table"? – Coffideas at Conferences
Networking over food—that famous lunch break—is usually a nightmare. You're standing there with a plate, unsure how to shake hands, terrified of staining your shirt, talking about nothing. It's a facade, not a relationship.
Coffideas at a conference is a program highlight, a "Hero Moment," not a filler between speeches. It is a deliberate, conscious action.
We don't do it "at the dinner table" because we respect the time and attention of the participants. We do it so people leave with a new perspective, not just a full stomach. If a conference is meant to be an "experience," a transformation, and not just a lecture, you have to let people interact. You have to let them be part of the show.
3.3. For Trainers: Workshops, Training, and Icebreakers
You walk into a training room on a Monday morning. The atmosphere is stiff; everyone is on their phones. The energy is flat. You drop Coffideas in as an icebreaker.
One powerful, non-obvious question (e.g., "What did you recently learn by mistake?"). Random groups of four for 15 minutes.
The effect is immediate and physical. The energy in the room spikes by 1000%. You hear the buzz, the laughter, you see the gestures. The ice shatters. People are "warmed up," their brains are revving, and they are ready for deep, substantive work. You can build an entire workshop around this format or use it as an energetic jumpstart.
3.4. Good Ideas Should Travel — Coffideas as Creative Commons
The decision to share part of the Coffideas resources under a Creative Commons license is a strategic step that stems directly from our foundations. Over the years, we've seen how a simple, well-designed conversation changes meeting dynamics and the sense of purpose at work. We realized that this idea is not just a "format," but a response to the human need for contact and collective reflection.
Here is how we understand this sharing model and why we decided on it now:
The "Good Ideas Should Travel" Philosophy
Instead of keeping the method exclusively for a chosen few, we let it travel further. Good ideas don't spread through aggressive selling ("push"), but when people experience them and want to repeat them. For us, Creative Commons is a way to build a movement where anyone can take a piece and see: "This works for me."
Openness Based on Principles
Creative Commons does not mean giving everything away for free. It is an organized way of sharing that allows us to:
- Adapt and Test: You can use the method and share it with others.
- Protect Quality: Rules are in place to ensure authenticity, authorship, and original intent.
- Co-create: We invite others to test the idea in new conditions while maintaining control over its core.
Exposure vs. Transformation
This is the most important thought we convey to our ambassadors and the market: Creative Commons is for exposure; paid programs are for transformation.
- The Open Version is a "Taste": It allows people to feel the spirit of the method and test its effectiveness in a simple form.
- The Premium Version is "Impact": The full value—including certified facilitation, the advanced app, and a refined flow—is reserved for organizations that need real change, not just inspiration.
Support for Ambassadors
This move is not aimed at our certified facilitators—it is for them. The open version builds the market and makes people aware that the structure of a conversation matters. Once someone feels the value of the simple starter kit, the natural next step is to seek a professional who can lead the process more deeply and responsibly.
Why Now? Method Readiness Meets a Hungry World
Our decision to open the method comes not only from the fact that it is mature and battle-tested. It stems primarily from how much today's world needs it. We have entered an era where:
- AI generates content faster than we can process it. We can create a strategy or an article in seconds, but that makes human, structured conversation paradoxically even more valuable.
- Technology accelerates, so we need something that slows us down. Coffideas provides a framework that allows us to catch the meaning and see the other person, not just their result, role, or position.
Kakezan: Engineering the Multiplication of Impact
In our internal narrative, we use the word kakezan—meaning multiplication. Creative Commons is our tool for multiplying real impact in the world:
- Organic Growth: We provide a small, concrete element that can grow faster than we could ever implement it ourselves.
- Quality Protection: By sharing the structure, we preserve what is hardest to copy: the quality of facilitation, the community of experts, and the advanced app supporting the full flow.
Conversation vs. Communication in the Digital World
We see a clear gap in how we function within organizations. Although we communicate constantly, real conversations are becoming rare:
- Stimuli Overload: We live in an age of notifications and constant task-switching. We send files, react with emojis, and join calls.
- Trust Deficit: These technical interactions rarely build trust or trigger deep reflection.
- The Role of Coffideas: Our method is a "contact protocol." It is a tool desperately needed right now to create space in the digital noise for what builds relationships and allows for a true meeting.
Coffideas Creative Commons: What are we sharing?
To let the idea travel freely, we've created the Open Kit:
- Who it's for: A set created for teams, schools, and local communities who want to use the method in a non-commercial context.
- Goal: To be simple, light, and immediately implementable wherever a better conversation is needed, and a professional program is still out of reach.
At the same time, we clearly distinguish the levels of Coffideas:
- Creative Commons — Free method with the app under CC BY-NC license.
- Guided Session (Ambassadors) — A session led by a certified Coffideas Ambassador: for organizations seeking quality, safety, and a cohesive experience.
- Full Transformation Session (Full Premium) — The full, paid method with the app, facilitation process, and measurable impact, scalable and prepared for large environments.
CC BY-NC 4.0: The Rules of the Game
✅ YOU CAN:
- Use Coffideas Creative Commons for free in non-commercial events.
- Use materials in your community, school, or organization if participants do not pay to attend.
- Share Coffideas Creative Commons with others and encourage them to use it.
- Mention that you are using Coffideas and share your insights and stories.
⚠️ YOU MUST:
- Always provide attribution (mention it is Coffideas and cite the authors).
- Follow the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
- If you modify and share it—share it under the same principles (Share Alike).
❌ YOU CANNOT:
- Use Coffideas Creative Commons in commercial events (where participants pay, the organization pays for them, or the event is part of a paid service/training).
- Sell Coffideas as your own product.
- Suggest you are a Certified Ambassador if you are not.
🔖 Extra limitations:
- Participant limit is set to 55 for Coffideas Creative Common