How may the Art of Hosting prepare us in our personal journeys of transformation to bring forward change in the world together?

You are warmly invited to the 9th Art of Hosting training in Karlskrona, Sweden
​12th - 15th April, 2018

The Invitation

It seems paradoxical. When looking around, this world provides us with all that we need to live a good life. Still, while enjoying our toast in the morning, a feeling of uncertainty and a subtle foreboding may arise. Deep down we know that the world we are familiar with cannot continue on its current path. Our collective habits are pushing the boundaries of what this world can support, risking our very own source of existence. This realization can be overwhelming from time to time, but at some point the urge of wanting to change something will become undeniable. Giving space to this urge, the calling question of this training will be:

How may the Art of Hosting prepare us in our personal journeys of transformation to bring forward change in the world together?

​Being aware of the vast challenges and the endless possible ways to step up, what do I really want to do?  And how can I do truly meaningful work with others? The Art of Hosting provides us with the space for such inquiries. It gives us the necessary equipment to explore our role in the world through meaningful conversation. For this Art of Hosting training, we are inviting all of you who feel the need for transformation to gather for a deeper exploration of how to bring our ambitions into practice. 

Who is it for?

If you are a leader, changemaker, gardener, facilitator or consultant who supports organizational and personal transformation, or you are simply passionate about participatory leadership, this training is for you.
​Joining the training, you will connect with experienced facilitators in the field, other changemakers, practitioners, leaders and social innovators seeking to build their capacity to create change and better serve their communities. People attending previous Art of Hosting Trainings in Karlskrona came from diverse backgrounds from all over the world. If you are curious to learn more of previous years, you can check out the harvest section, here.
"The Art of Hosting and harvesting conversations that matter is a new practice of democracy that we really need in the world now."
- Phil Cass, CEO, Columbus Medical Association and Foundation, Ohio, USA
"This is the best training I have had in the 20 years I have worked in the European Commission."
- Senior manager in the European Commission

What will we learn & practice together?

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, in order 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 social tools such as: Circle, World Café, Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space Technology, Designing for Wiser Action, Storytelling and more
  • Complementary models and frameworks including complexity theory and practice and new organizational models
  • Authentic presence and leadership, and working with emergence
  • Practical examples of how to apply it in specific context (e.g. business, municipality, NGO)

And don't forget...

Date & Time

Start time: 13:00, Thursday 12th April
​End time: 13:00, Sunday 15th April, 2018

Location

Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
Valhalavägen 1, 371 79 Karlskrona, ​Sweden

Join Us Now!

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"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

- ALBERT EINSTEIN

Contact

​We are always ready for a conversation if you have something to share or questions to ask about the training. 

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