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How did you learn about Art of Hosting (please add the date and place) and what attracted you to it?: Many years ago - have been connected via Facebook for some time. I host a lot of workshops so always keen to share with and learn from others doing the same.

Tell us about your experience with Art of Hosting as part of your life and work. What would you say your competence in it is? (new, starting practitioner, experienced practitioner, steward): I have run local discussion groups since 1995 and I also work as a facilitator professionally in sustainable construction. I founded Thinking Box in 2013 a scalable discussion platform using video content. In some areas of facilitation I am an experienced practitioner but aware there is always more to learn.

What is the primary field/topic/focus in your hosting work?: Grass roots community discussion processes, cultivating effective group decision making and improving democracy around the world.

Are there interests/passions that you'd like to share?: The catalyst for my interest in hosting is the global environmental ticking time bomb. I currently believe that the necessary and sufficient action is therefore to develop more effective collective decision making processes thus making the existing ones obsolete.

At 1:59am on January 21, 2018, Nancy Bragard said…: Hello, Paul, and welcome to the Art of Hosting community! Glad to see you here. Post a photo when you can so we can really "see" you here. Then join in with all the conversations. You'll find plenty of resources here, too, to help you deepen your practice. And the more you add to your profile, the more the community can learn from you and share with you. We hope you will find value in exchanging in this virtual community!

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