How can practicing the "Art of Hosting" support us
in creating thriving futures for all?
How may we - as humans - weave meaningful connections to move beyond conflicts?
We live in a time of rapid change. Old systems are breaking down, and new patterns are just beginning to emerge. We stand at the edge of the unknown—where things feel unstable, yet full of possibility. In moments like these, how we gather and hold space for each other matters. We, as humans, can use our strengths, gifts, and talents to weave the connections needed to move beyond conflict and build resilience within uncertainty.
From June 16–19, 2025, a diverse group of people came together in Karlskrona, Sweden, for four immersive days of learning, practice, and community. We explored what it means to host conversations that matter—those that help us reconnect with purpose, navigate complexity, and co-create meaningful change.
From June 16–19, 2025, a diverse group of people came together in Karlskrona, Sweden, for four immersive days of learning, practice, and community. We explored what it means to host conversations that matter—those that help us reconnect with purpose, navigate complexity, and co-create meaningful change.
What is Art of Hosting?
The Art of Hosting is more than a method. It is a practice, a mindset, and a way of creating spaces where people come together—not just to talk, but to listen, to understand, and to take collective action. With participatory leadership tools and frameworks, we practiced being present in complexity, noticing what was emerging, and holding space for transformation.
We invite you to explore the harvest from this gathering—a collection of stories, insights, and resources that reflect what we learned and created together.
We invite you to explore the harvest from this gathering—a collection of stories, insights, and resources that reflect what we learned and created together.
👉 Harvest of the 2025 training
Whether you were with us in person or are just discovering this work, we hope it offers inspiration and practical seeds for your own context.
If you're curious about future trainings or want to stay connected, you're warmly welcome to reach out or follow along.
If you're curious about future trainings or want to stay connected, you're warmly welcome to reach out or follow along.
Who is this training for each year?
This training is for people who are:
- curious to learn about participatory leadership and ready to step into the hands-on practice of the hosting and harvesting of conversations
- believing in the power of collective wisdom in solving complex problems and eager to explore methods for leading in complexity within and across organizations
- exploring dialogue-based facilitation as a life path as well as a career choice
- longing to support and be supported by a community of practitioners to deepen your personal practices
- seeking inspiration for your visions, initiatives and projects through creative collaborations
- engaged in systems change and emerging movements and want to foster participatory process design
- simply willing to offer your presence and curiosity to deep dive in emerging meaningful conversations
What do we learn & practice together?
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Art of Hosting Karlskrona has become an annual three-day training, organized by MSLS students (Master of Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability) on a non-profit basis, and facilitated by international experienced facilitators. It is a fantastic chance to learn simple yet powerful practices that build community, activate collective intelligence and foster individual and collaborative leadership in a complex world. |
This training is experiential - you will have opportunities to practice “hosting” various participatory processes and methodologies, through the lens of the invitation question. The training will support you to host more effective, purposeful meetings, and apply collective intelligence in complex systems. The learning includes:
- Simple and powerful tools for collaboration such as: Circle, World Café, Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space, Designing for Wiser Action, Collective Story Harvesting and more
- Models and frameworks that are useful for navigating complexity, designing and hosting (facilitating) engaging meetings, processes and organizations
- The Art of Harvesting - how to visually capture and make sense of meetings and conversations for clarity, learning, growth and wise action
- Apply what you are learning directly to the change projects that are important to you, your community or organisation
- Join a diverse and supportive global community of practitioners
More details about the training
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Harvest from past trainings
The way we made sense and visually captured conversations for clarity, learning and wise action |
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"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
- ALBERT EINSTEIN
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