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Art of Hosting Participatory Leadership – Join Us

Nearly every November for the past eight years I have journeyed to Bowen Island, close to Vancouver BC, for the Art of Hosting. We are readying to once again welcome a group for this annual learning event on November 11 to 14, 2018. Last year, Scott Macklin came and made a beautiful 12 minute video capturing […]

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Practicing Circle

In the Art of Hosting we refer to a core pattern known as the Four Fold Practice. It is simply an observation that great conversations happen when people are present, when they participate, when they are hosted well and when they co-create something. – Chris Corrigan When it comes to circle practice in particular, I […]

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Doing Meetings Better

Every time we gather becomes a model of the future we want to create. – Peter Block In today’s world we live with the paradox that meetings are an important tool for leaders and change-makers, yet they can be an ineffective and expensive strategy. We are used to attending meetings we don’t know the purpose […]

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Some Questions I Bring Into the Room

As part of my preparation for the Art of Hosting on Bowen Island in February I have been reflecting on what’s alive in my work these days. An Art of Hosting learning experience is not delivered from a standard curriculum that we dust off and teach. Rather, it is informed by what inquiries participants bring […]

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Why You Should Come To an Art of Hosting

In October 2010 I made the short journey from my home to Bowen Island, British Columbia (just outside Vancouver) to join an Art of Hosting learning experience. I returned again in 2011, and then in 2013 was excited to join the hosting team. We had a break year in 2014 and this February I am […]

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Vancouver Pro Action Cafe Evening

Join us this coming Wednesday, November 19th evening in Vancouver BC for creative, generative and inspirational conversation as part of a Pro Action Cafe, sponsored by the Art of Hosting Vancouver Community of Practice and hosted by Amanda Fenton, Caitlin Frost and Chris Corrigan. …Do you have a vision, an idea, a big plan or […]

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What Are We Learning Together in the Art of Hosting?

In 2004 the first Art of Hosting was held on Bowen Island, British Columbia. Ten years of people gathering from far and wide to re-discover and re-claim the art and practice of hosting conversations that matter. Some from those sessions have been interested in staying together and to continue their learning; to create a community […]

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Leading Collaborative and Transformative Meetings

Last summer around this time I was preparing to co-teach the August PeerSpirit Circle Practicum on Whidbey Island. This August I get to share a sweet announcement… been working on this behind the scenes for the past couple of months!   Nancy Fritsche Eagan of People Potential and I are delighted to announce a new […]

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Art of Hosting Beyond the Basics

I’m thrilled to be attending the Art of Hosting Beyond the Basics this September, with Chris Corrigan, Caitlin Frost, Tuesday Ryan-Hart and Tim Merry and a room full of engaged practitioners from around the world. Here is more from their invitation: Join us for a three-day intensive dive into the next level of process hosting, change work […]

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Change Through Gifts

Some of my mates in the Art of Hosting (AoH) community (Caitlin Frost, Tuesday Ryan-Hart, Tim Merry and Chris Corrigan) are offering a series of gatherings called “Beyond the Basics“. Their blog has been a wonderful mosaic of musings from both the calling team as well as participants. This post from Kristy Miller on Power […]