About The Session
Creating Engaging, Productive Meetings and Events with Courage, Hope and Compassion
The Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter - a Two-Day Intensive
Patterns and practices shared in this 2-day intensive will help you in planning for meetings, events and long-term projects. You will gain an understanding of the human dynamics that show up in our meeting spaces and processes, so you are better equipped to address them. You will tap into your own courage and understand how that inspires the leadership you bring, even in challenging circumstances.
You will learn about and experience the following patterns and practices:
- Worldviews and Worldview Intelligence: An Introduction
- The Four-Fold Practice
- Chaordic Path and Chaordic Stepping Stones
- The Power of the Diamond of Participation – Divergence-Emergence-Convergence
- How High-Performance Teams are created and sustained
- World Café
- Open Space Technology
- Circle Practice
- Crafting Powerful Questions
- And, experience the Responsive Planning Framework to begin planning for your meetings and project
Art of Hosting trainings have had participants from all sectors and backgrounds, individuals who participate on their own and those who arrive with colleagues or teams, from all levels in the organization and with a range of goals for application.
“To me, the most meaningful part of the training is that there are many factors, brain chemistry included, that are behind the way we interpret conflicts or differences. Not everyone who disagrees with us are the enemy!! We can explore other dimensions or people’s worldviews to better understand their perceptions and differences.” - 2024 Program participant
WHO BENEFITS BY ATTENDING AN ART OF PARTICIPATORY LEADERSHIP TRAINING:
- Organizational Leaders, Managers and Directors
- Community Organizers and Planners
- Team Leaders and Contributors
- Those planning internal or external engagement strategies
- Anyone responsible for leading meetings including facilitators, consultants and meeting and event planners
- People who want to make their meetings more productive, focused and engaging
- Anyone interested in expanding their skills and capacity
“THANK YOU for such a great training! With no prior knowledge or experience about the Art of Participatory Leadership (or Art of Hosting) I attended this training on a recommendation from a friend. It was everything and more I was looking for to enhance my knowledge and skill as a new facilitator. The training was hands-on and engaging. Throughout the whole experience there was back and forth conversation and room to ask specific questions which really allowed me to get even more out of the material. As a facilitator for small groups (and not rooms-full of attendees) I was a bit worried that the material might not be as applicable, but it absolutely is one of the most versatile approaches. Regardless of where my career takes me, I am confident that what I learned in those two days will continue to be woven into every part of my work and life for the better.” - Amanda Runia, Solopreneur, Brookings, SD
LOCATION:
MNCPA Education Center
Southpoint Office Center
1650 W. 82nd St., Suite 600
Bloomington, MN 55431
Registration Includes a continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and all-day beverages both days.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand patterns of human dynamics and see their applicability on individual, group and larger scale levels
- Learn now to address conflict and tension in groups and interpersonal dynamics
- Gain knowledge of effective engagement methods and practices, through experiencing them, followed by tips and techniques for your application
- Grow your capacity and skills to lead effective, engaging meetings or processes
- Begin applying what you are learning before you leave the training
“The most impactful part for me is how open and safe the meeting space is and the diversity of people and professions that attend. I love that it is not just people from my field of work, it opens my mind more. Also the safeness of the space is due to the hosting and hosts. It was a good refresher for me on the difference between hosting and facilitating. Hosting feels so much better than facilitating.” - Moriya Rufer, Houston Engineering
$575.00 US Early bird until January 15, 2025 after which the regular registration fee of $660 will apply
2-Day Art of Hosting Intensive
REGISTER NOWJoin us for this 2-day Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter Intensive!
- Hands on, practical learning and application
- A supported learning space of connection and skill development
- Early bird registration fee until January 15, 2025: $575 US
- After January 15, 2025 the regular fee of $660 US will apply
