Reaching across the divisions in society
Building capacity for participatory leadership
30 March - 2 April 2017 - Karlskrona - Sweden
''In our every deliberation, we must consider the consequences for the next seven generations''. This teaching was part of the new story that ended a long war between the Native American tribes that became known as the Iroquois Confederacy.
Today, we look around and see a world with escalating conflicts, increasing polarity, and competing truths. Narratives of loss and processes of dehumanization are being accepted as part of our everyday lives. We are therefore called to ask:
Today, we look around and see a world with escalating conflicts, increasing polarity, and competing truths. Narratives of loss and processes of dehumanization are being accepted as part of our everyday lives. We are therefore called to ask:
How might we reach across the deepening divisions in society?
* How are we each involved in the story of difference and division and how might we change it?
* What personal and collective capacities can support me and us in bridging these divides?
* How am I called to step forward now?
We are the source of what will exist in the future. We create the new story that the next seven generations will inherit. Let it be one of compassion, generosity, and wisdom. A story that begins the radically different world they will see.
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The Call to the Conversation
Today, we look around and see a world with escalating conflicts, increasing polarity, and competing truths. Narratives of loss and processes of dehumanization are being accepted as part of our everyday lives. It seems like some of the divides we face are too big to cross.
But if we look back in history, we can find stories of times when conflicts led to a new future. ''In our every deliberation, we must consider the consequences for the next seven generations.” This teaching was part of the new story that ended a long war between the Native American tribes that became known as the Iroquois Confederacy. The Confederacy created a system of governance that eventually became the model for the birth of the United States, a model that seems to have been forgotten in today’s modern politics. In a world where we are busy “othering” those we feel are different to us, it can feel as though life is a struggle and we consistently need to protect ourselves. The doorways close when we are wondering whether we are the next in line for attack or seeing that no one is listening to anyone else. How then, do we ensure our agency and change our collective story? How do we harness the power of the collective to move forward, together? Alongside practitioners and participants from around the world, we will explore the following questions:
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Training Date
30 March - 2 April 2017
Sponsored by:
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What will we learn & practice together?
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Engagement
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Meaningful conversation, participatory leadership, effective democratic practices and learning how to work collaboratively in emergence are ways of moving into wiser action together.
The Art of Hosting is a 4-day training designed for learning simple yet powerful practices that build community, activate collective intelligence and foster individual and collaborative leadership practices that give us the capacity to navigate the complexity of our world as it is today. The purpose of the training is to:
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During the training we will explore a range of participatory tools, concepts and methods, including:
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Registration Closed
Start: Thursday, March 30th, 13:30 Registration 11:30–13:15 End: Sunday, April 2nd, 13:00
