“And when there is nothing left to do but live,
let us retire the noise,
and build a home inside the stillness.”
That is how the poet Bobby LeFebre begins his poem Nothing Left, which he writes to offer inspiration for his community in Colorado, US through the Covid-19 crisis. One doesn’t have to be an American to resonate with LeFebre’s words. After all, didn’t the virus force a total stop to all our lives and, for the unlucky souls, a stop to their breaths? For the survivors, there remains much pain, the pain of grief, of losing livelihood, of not being able to reach out to loved ones, of loneliness.
Yet, the pandemic is just one among many disruptions in life. And when changes are present, some people may just want to rush back to the old normality, while others see that a new way of living and working together is possible. For tragic events like Covid can often be the catalyst to bring people together and possibilities emerge. Just like how LeFebre ends his poem:
“And together in this sudden strangeness,
radical imagination will run wild;
tomorrow being built today.”
If you are curious about building that tomorrow, then you are invited to join our upcoming training: the Art of Hosting & Harvesting Conversations that Matter. The Art of Hosting, also called the Art of Participatory Leadership, offers simple yet powerful practices and processes that enable us to listen deeply to each other and take wise action to meet our challenges. In this training, we will explore the question:
let us retire the noise,
and build a home inside the stillness.”
That is how the poet Bobby LeFebre begins his poem Nothing Left, which he writes to offer inspiration for his community in Colorado, US through the Covid-19 crisis. One doesn’t have to be an American to resonate with LeFebre’s words. After all, didn’t the virus force a total stop to all our lives and, for the unlucky souls, a stop to their breaths? For the survivors, there remains much pain, the pain of grief, of losing livelihood, of not being able to reach out to loved ones, of loneliness.
Yet, the pandemic is just one among many disruptions in life. And when changes are present, some people may just want to rush back to the old normality, while others see that a new way of living and working together is possible. For tragic events like Covid can often be the catalyst to bring people together and possibilities emerge. Just like how LeFebre ends his poem:
“And together in this sudden strangeness,
radical imagination will run wild;
tomorrow being built today.”
If you are curious about building that tomorrow, then you are invited to join our upcoming training: the Art of Hosting & Harvesting Conversations that Matter. The Art of Hosting, also called the Art of Participatory Leadership, offers simple yet powerful practices and processes that enable us to listen deeply to each other and take wise action to meet our challenges. In this training, we will explore the question:
How can we connect with our collective potential to navigate work and life in this sudden strangeness?
The training will take place from November 17th - 20th. We believe that when people come together in a meaningful conversation then the collective mind is greater than the sum of its parts. Such is a space where creativity flows and magic happens, where no problem seems too big, no challenge insurmountable. More than ever we need each other to move forward. So please join us if you want to explore an emerging future where all lives can flourish.
A 3-day training on participatory leadership methods
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This 3-day residential training offers simple and powerful participatory practices, patterns and processes to harness the collective wisdom and self-organizing capacity of groups of any size.
Participants have the opportunity to experience and practice “hosting” (facilitating) various participatory processes and methodologies. These methodologies are specifically designed for working with complex challenges where the solution is not obvious and the path forward is unknown, even to the leader. The invitation question will be explored during the training as the focus of each hosted conversation. |
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Are you ready to be part of a diverse network of international practitioners ready to learn and willing to question themselves and the current paradigm?
If you have made this far reading, we really appreciate your interest. However, there is only so much words can convey and Art of Hosting is not something that can be simply explained with a few elegant words. It is in fact, much like life itself, ever-changing and evolving. As a Chinese proverb goes:
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I will learn."
This is our invitation for you to be involved.
If you have made this far reading, we really appreciate your interest. However, there is only so much words can convey and Art of Hosting is not something that can be simply explained with a few elegant words. It is in fact, much like life itself, ever-changing and evolving. As a Chinese proverb goes:
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I will learn."
This is our invitation for you to be involved.
Organizing & Communication partners
Global Art of Hosting Community
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Knowmads Hanoi
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As Art of Hosting is not only about how to work together, but also about art of conversations and art of living, we are always ready to share our stories and listen to yours.
Kindly,
Huan, Trang, Lannah, Dzung, Linh, Mel and Narayan
Huan, Trang, Lannah, Dzung, Linh, Mel and Narayan
