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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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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Being Free
Thinking about this piece from Starhawk (Dreaming the Dark) after meeting up with some Art of Hosting mates tonight: Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, […]
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A Community That Practices
One of my intentions for 2012 is to nurture our local Art of Hosting community of practice, and today it was great to see everyone at our first gathering. We flowed with a check-in (including Caitlin who joined us on Skype) then moved into a round of sharing what we were learning. We paused for […]
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Art of Hosting – V. Seven
My scribbled notes and mind maps from my recent Art of Hosting experience are now harvested in the previous volumes. I’m left with a feeling that I have not done it justice – how can one truly harvest such an experience as we had on Bowen Island? I know I’ll look back on this in […]
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Art of Hosting – V. Six
Nearly done my harvest attempt of my scribbled notes and mind maps from my recent Art of Hosting experience. Here is volume six. Journalling – process of making meaning. Invited to write the experience of the last three days as though it is a waking dream. Start there, let it write you. 10 minutes of […]
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Art of Hosting – V. Five
Volume five… the most prolific of all my scribbly notes and mind maps from my recent Art of Hosting experience. My notes of hobbit tools and methods, harvested here as best I can. Knowledge Camps/Method Camps – announced as hosted topics and we had the difficult choice of which to join. I chose the five […]
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Art of Hosting – V. Four
As I work my way through my scribbled notes and mind maps from my recent Art of Hosting experience, I know there was much more harvested than reflected here – like all the wonderful people I met. On to volume four. Check-in. This was not always done as a verbal check-in from everyone. One morning […]
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Art of Hosting – V. Three
Almost half-way through my harvest attempt of my scribbled notes and mind maps from my recent Art of Hosting experience. Here is volume three. Berkana’s Two Loops – lifecycle of emergence. See the paper by Debbie Frieze and Margaret Wheatley, written to show that networks aren’t enough. We moved around on a large two loops […]
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Art of Hosting – V. Two
Continuing my harvest attempt of my scribbled notes and mind maps from my recent Art of Hosting experience. Here is volume two. On Harvesting: What is the story? How do you want to tell it? We use participatory practices in conversation, then also use participatory harvest (e.g. two volunteers from each Art of Hosting to […]