Art of Hosting

The Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter is a practice for all who aspire to learn and find new ways of working with others to create innovative and comprehensive solutions. It is a leadership practice focused on creating organizational learning that unleashes the power of collective intelligence.

The current generation of Art of Hosting practitioners are using several practices such as Open Space Technology, World Cafe, Circle, and Appreciative Inquiry in creative and effective ways. This fosters learning in communities or organizations, ignites communities of practice, and strategically encourages social change. These processes foster synergy and provide ways for people to engage with intention, design deliberately, focus on outcomes, and support deliberate action.

The Purpose of the Art of Hosting

• To connect and align our inner and outer worlds, remembering what we hold and having the courage to act wisely

• To create a container for emergence: practicing leading from the “field”

• To be in a safe space, to learn to be together in the best possible way

• To appreciate that being afraid, is part of the journey and so gain the courage to travel through the fear

• To host with a consciousness so people will be together in an authentic way