All Conversations Tagged 'day' - The Art of Hosting2024-03-28T12:09:52Zhttp://artofhosting.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=day&feed=yes&xn_auth=no1-day AoH taster - American Evaluation Association - harvesttag:artofhosting.ning.com,2013-12-10:4134568:Topic:874142013-12-10T18:45:50.111ZRita S Fierrohttp://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RitaSFierro
<p>Here is the harvest from the one-day Introduction to Art of Hosting that Alissa Schwartz and I held at the American Evaluation Association Conference in October 2014, in Washington, DC. </p>
<p>We would love to continue a conversation about using AOH practices with evaluators and evaluating AOH events and systemic change with anyone who is interested.</p>
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<p>Some key things we learned from our experience include:</p>
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<li>Evaluators are hungry for and receptive to AOH. They find…</li>
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<p>Here is the harvest from the one-day Introduction to Art of Hosting that Alissa Schwartz and I held at the American Evaluation Association Conference in October 2014, in Washington, DC. </p>
<p>We would love to continue a conversation about using AOH practices with evaluators and evaluating AOH events and systemic change with anyone who is interested.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Some key things we learned from our experience include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Evaluators are hungry for and receptive to AOH. They find it highly relevant to their work and value its inclusive processes, from crafting an invitation to planning an event. </li>
<li>Evaluators are in the same dilemmas as many other kinds of organizational consultants in terms of navigating and changing organizational cultures. They are hungry to know how to use an AOH approach within traditional evaluation frameworks and with organizations that are not initially responsive.</li>
<li>Evaluators value the AOH approach and tools to help them address the complexities they face in their work.</li>
<li>Evaluators have many questions about how to use AOH in all phases of evaluation (notably data collection and presentation of findings), as well as questions regarding anonymity and confidentiality.</li>
</ul>
<p>Here are a few quotes from our participants:</p>
<p>“One of our staff attended your workshop and said it was amazing. You left her with many ideas about specific structures for facilitating discussions, but also a different way of thinking about her own communication more generally. She will no doubt benefit from what she learned. Thanks.” Melissa McGuire, Partner, Cathexis Consulting</p>
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<p>“In the past, I felt like my low self-confidence… was preventing me from being a leader. The workshop gave me the tools and ideas to reaffirm and enhance my approach to lead in an engaging and substantive way.” Dow Maneerattana, Monitoring and Evaluation Program Officer</p>
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<p>Cheers and Happy Holidays,</p>
<p>Rita Fierro and Alissa Schwartz</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655752732?profile=original" target="_self">American Evaluation Association AOH harvest.docx</a></p> Taster events - experiencestag:artofhosting.ning.com,2013-01-07:4134568:Topic:706392013-01-07T11:24:45.034ZRia Baeckhttp://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p><strong><em>From the emaillist, Dec.'12:</em></strong></p>
<p>Hey again dear AoH community, <br></br> <br></br>There has been a request to arrange a "taster event" about AoH in Helsinki (before the actual training in May): 2-3 hours in some evening in March-April. <br></br> <br></br>Do you have experience in short events like that? I can imagine it's not the same than a 3-day event, where people really have some time to start to resonate with each other and the call. How to introduce AoH properly in a…</p>
<p><strong><em>From the emaillist, Dec.'12:</em></strong></p>
<p>Hey again dear AoH community, <br/> <br/>There has been a request to arrange a "taster event" about AoH in Helsinki (before the actual training in May): 2-3 hours in some evening in March-April. <br/> <br/>Do you have experience in short events like that? I can imagine it's not the same than a 3-day event, where people really have some time to start to resonate with each other and the call. How to introduce AoH properly in a short time? <br/> <br/>yours, <br/>Tanja</p>
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<pre>Hi Tanja! <br/>I just hosted a 3 hour taster session here in Hing Kong yesterday for 30 people. It had this flow: <br/>Welcome <br/>Framing <br/>Check-in circle (first name & place, then why is engaging leadership important to you right now? In trios) <br/>Appreciative Inquiry: pairs interview <br/>Debrief the interview in World Café <br/>A little in AoH (there could be a smal teach here, if time) <br/>Check out <br/><br/>We put the focus on: <br/>Engaging leadership <br/>Community <br/>What is Hong Kong's gift to the world? <br/><br/>The objective is to give people an experience before talking about "what it is". <br/><br/>Hope that helps! Mary Alice<br/>------------------</pre>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Hi Tanja </font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Just reading this and wanting to offer in a couple of experiences we had here as well. I've done 3 tasters and each one was really different, they are a great way for people to literally <b>be in</b> an small embodied experience of a real question, just like a full training and also a great way for a hosting team to sense the field and listen in more closely to the call of a full training, although it's always a bit of a challenge to know what elements to bring. </font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Working with a real current question or inquiry and building the day around that seems to be more significant than speaking <b>about</b> AoH, so finding that, as you would with any training is probably the most important bit. And speaking about AoH <i>in context</i> seems to work well, so story telling 'how we are using what we have learnt' seems to makes it more real and illuminate something for people.</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Here are some flows from tasters we have held.</div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace"><b>Scotland – what is wanting to emerge in Scotland? </b></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Framing – bit of context about why this taster, why now, whats the question we are working with</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Check in – - what do you love about this country that inspired you to be here today</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">World café – bit of explanation of world café, what it is, how and when you use it – then into a café – What time is it in scotland right now, what are you seeing and experiencing in your work in your life?</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Harvest – bit of explanation about what a harvest is, then into harvesting – What is ready to emerge in scotland that is yet to be realised</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Refections on the world café: Q and A </font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Input – meta view of AoH – what are the methodologies, models, world views that inform this way of working ? Bit of teach on living systems</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Stories of how AoH has gone to work in the world – story telling harvesting</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Check out – whats been my learning today, what stays with me?</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Community news – what happens now </font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace"><b>Tasting the future (for people working in the food system wanting to know how to convene more productive meetings) </b></font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Check in – why Im here, what Im curious about</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Sharing our stories of art of hosting – Egypt and tasting the future – showing story telling harvesting</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Meta view of AoH – methodologies, models, world views that underpin this practice</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Knowledge café – on the different methodologies</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Open Space – what questions do I have that will strengthen and inspire my ability to host meaningful conversations</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace">Convergence – what do we see now?</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,monospace"><b>Leeds –what new questions does Leeds need to be asking itself for the 21st Century? </b></font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I've enclosed the harvest from this one so you can see it as well. <em>(see below)</em></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hope that’s helpful, tasters are GREAT, I always love a little amuse bouche, an appetiser, before I sit down to my main meal ! </div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Love Linda xx</div> Two-day Art of Hosting training: what is essential?tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2010-02-11:4134568:Topic:5312010-02-11T10:43:14.000ZRia Baeckhttp://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pasting from a conversation that was going on in the emaillist:</span><br></br><br></br>Hello,<br></br><br></br>I am doing a two day art of hosting training next week for a nurses council here in Nova Scotia. Does anyone have a design from a previous two day AoH or Art of Participatory Leadership?<br></br><br></br>I am also interested ...<br></br>What would you absolutely not compromise in an Art of Hosting?<br></br>What are the elements that cannot be left out regardless of the…
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pasting from a conversation that was going on in the emaillist:</span><br/><br/>Hello,<br/><br/>I am doing a two day art of hosting training next week for a nurses council here in Nova Scotia. Does anyone have a design from a previous two day AoH or Art of Participatory Leadership?<br/><br/>I am also interested ...<br/>What would you absolutely not compromise in an Art of Hosting?<br/>What are the elements that cannot be left out regardless of the context?<br/><br/>Helpful for me as I ponder a design to meet these folks needs and <br/>desires ...<br/><br/>Cheers<br/>Tim<br/>--------------<br/>Hi Tim,<br/><br/>Your question is most timely. Last week Chris Corrigan and I co-hosted a two-day AOH in St. Paul. Afterwards we reflected a little about what two-day AoH's could look like if they were more regularly offered and agreed to share thoughts. I've been thinking about this notion much of this week. I found myself thinking about it through the lens of intention and service. I kept coming back to a situation that I experienced recently. A small<br/>community in the region wanted to hold community-wide dialogues on their future as they are experiencing both development pressures from a nearby larger city and concern about loss of youth. Unfortunately, in the tight economy they don't have the resources to hire someone to help them with the dialogues (at least not a process that would go deeply into the issues and open up space for the wisdom in the community to emerge). The question<br/>emerged for me after the experience in St. Paul, could a two-day AoH be both helpful and more financially possible for the community?<br/><br/>So, I've been reflecting on how a two-day AoH using the topic of the community's future as the source of the questions for the learning could build capacity within the community to host itself going forward to explore issues and ideas the are sitting within the many voices in the community and allow the wisdom within the community to emerge and be harvested in a way that serves the community and leads to whatever is most appropriate for going<br/>forward.<br/><br/>While I'm still sitting with the question of what a two-day AoH might look like, what is bubbling up for me as essential are four things: <br/>circle check-ins and check-outs; <br/>some teaching on one or more of the following - complex systems, emergence, the chaordic path, convergence/divergence, five breaths; <br/>world café; <br/>and open space. <br/><br/>I could see the first day flowing like this: morning circle check-in, a little teaching that helps participants gain a better understanding of working with each other and within complex systems, a café on a framing question that really opens up the space for deeper dialogue during the remaining time of both days and a harvest that sets the stage for going forward, lunch, afternoon open space the mainly brings forth the many issues sitting within the community ( or an organization) and a harvest that might bring forth questions for day two, and finally a circle check-out. Maybe end with a little social time before folks head home. <br/><br/>Day two would again begin with a circle check-in hosted by someone from the community, a little review of the café process and then a café using a question that emerged from the previous day's open space that is hosted by people from the community and a longer harvest to be sure that the wisdom shared at the tables is brought forth, lunch, a little review of the open space process and then an open space again hosted by people from the<br/>community and a longer harvest that both gives people information to leave with and reflect on and invites further dialogue for the community going forward, then a circle check-out hosted by someone from the community maybe around the question "I leave here intending to....?" And then a little celebration social time. <br/><br/>Sorry for the ramblings here. As this moves into the center for reflection by all the AoH mates, I welcome thoughts, suggestions, etc as I'm planning to offer a two-day AoH o the community mentioned above and put the opportunity out into our region for other communities or organizations to consider.<br/><br/>Peace out,<br/>jerry<br/>