More on harvesting - The Art of Hosting2024-03-29T14:08:41Zhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/forum/topics/more-on-harvesting?commentId=4134568%3AComment%3A53298&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noand here the slides!tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2012-03-20:4134568:Comment:532982012-03-20T19:43:15.947ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p>and here the slides!</p>
<p>and here the slides!</p> A great example of good and i…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2012-03-20:4134568:Comment:534592012-03-20T19:41:48.449ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p><a href="http://aohberlin2011.posterous.com/graphic-facilitation-with-the-ipad" target="_blank">A great example</a> of good and innovative harvest, done by Frauke and her friend. Congratulations for this great example and practice!</p>
<p><a href="http://aohberlin2011.posterous.com/graphic-facilitation-with-the-ipad" target="_blank">A great example</a> of good and innovative harvest, done by Frauke and her friend. Congratulations for this great example and practice!</p> ah, Chris! you said it so cle…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-12-15:4134568:Comment:473762011-12-15T16:58:11.481ZGeorge Porhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/GeorgePor597
<p>ah, Chris! you said it so clearly -</p>
<p>i've been trying to say the same in AoH circles but with not much success</p>
<p>i guess jotting down words on a flip chart requires different mindset than tending a community knowledge garden to support collaborative action...</p>
<p>ah, Chris! you said it so clearly -</p>
<p>i've been trying to say the same in AoH circles but with not much success</p>
<p>i guess jotting down words on a flip chart requires different mindset than tending a community knowledge garden to support collaborative action...</p> And not just an artifact...th…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-12-15:4134568:Comment:473562011-12-15T03:11:25.322ZChris Corriganhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/ChrisCorrigan
<p>And not just an artifact...the essence of good harvesting is not simply producing artifacts to make learning visible but equally to create feedback loops in which those artifacts can be intentionally used. In working with clients, I focus a lot on what practices might we undertake AFTER the event to use the harvest we produce. </p>
<p>No farmer grows food and then lets it rot. Likewise, no harvester produces an artifact without a way to use it.</p>
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<p>And not just an artifact...the essence of good harvesting is not simply producing artifacts to make learning visible but equally to create feedback loops in which those artifacts can be intentionally used. In working with clients, I focus a lot on what practices might we undertake AFTER the event to use the harvest we produce. </p>
<p>No farmer grows food and then lets it rot. Likewise, no harvester produces an artifact without a way to use it.</p>
<p></p> Picking up on the thread thro…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-12-08:4134568:Comment:470142011-12-08T22:01:23.163ZKatharine Weinmannhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/KatharineWeinmann
<p>Picking up on the thread thrown several months ago that "harvesting is not an after-thought"...just completed several hostings with school leaders, lead teachers and teachers and we considered up front what and why we needed to harvest. </p>
<p>First as an artifact - to capture the spirit, the intensity, the engagement of staff involved in a reorg in which staff development rests within the local community. </p>
<p>Second to show the prototyping of emergence...to make it viable, acceptable…</p>
<p>Picking up on the thread thrown several months ago that "harvesting is not an after-thought"...just completed several hostings with school leaders, lead teachers and teachers and we considered up front what and why we needed to harvest. </p>
<p>First as an artifact - to capture the spirit, the intensity, the engagement of staff involved in a reorg in which staff development rests within the local community. </p>
<p>Second to show the prototyping of emergence...to make it viable, acceptable and to model for other sites.</p>
<p>What technology did we need to have in place and to support this? What "permissions" did we need to garner?</p>
<p>Twitter as a chronicling of the day, to "trend" and pop what was grabbing people's attention.</p>
<p>Photos made into movies - of the work, the people, the atmosphere - to give validity that conversation is a core practice.</p>
<p>Video, blogging, creating share sites and docs to spread the word, make transparent the work and seed for the next step.</p>
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<p></p> There is a group opened on th…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-12-06:4134568:Comment:460802011-12-06T16:32:34.454ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p>There is a group opened on this site just now that is a placeholder for a <a href="http://artofhosting.ning.com/group/art-of-harvesting-pilot" target="_self">2-day training pilot on the Art of Harvesting</a>, held in the context of the European Commission, Autum 2011.</p>
<p>There is a group opened on this site just now that is a placeholder for a <a href="http://artofhosting.ning.com/group/art-of-harvesting-pilot" target="_self">2-day training pilot on the Art of Harvesting</a>, held in the context of the European Commission, Autum 2011.</p> And here is a .pdf image (att…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-12-06:4134568:Comment:460762011-12-06T12:49:45.623ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p>And here is a .pdf image (attachment) picturing some essence of the Art of Harvesting, Oct.'11. One especially <a href="http://aofh2011.posterous.com/art-of-harvest-training" target="_blank">good overview on what is harvesting</a> is on <a href="http://aofh2011.posterous.com/" target="_blank">the Posterous blog</a> that was used in this Art of Harvesting training.<br/> <cite><br/></cite></p>
<p>And here is a .pdf image (attachment) picturing some essence of the Art of Harvesting, Oct.'11. One especially <a href="http://aofh2011.posterous.com/art-of-harvest-training" target="_blank">good overview on what is harvesting</a> is on <a href="http://aofh2011.posterous.com/" target="_blank">the Posterous blog</a> that was used in this Art of Harvesting training.<br/> <cite><br/></cite></p> Harvest tools, by Tuesday
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<p><strong>Harvest tools</strong>, by Tuesday</p>
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<div>skype: tuesday.ryanhart</div> Thanks Jeanel, for sharing yo…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-01-18:4134568:Comment:53742011-01-18T18:57:05.000ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
Thanks Jeanel, for sharing your experiences and learning! Good sharing! That's how we all can learn from your experience; and Chris is definitely a good teacher in this!
Thanks Jeanel, for sharing your experiences and learning! Good sharing! That's how we all can learn from your experience; and Chris is definitely a good teacher in this! We work with the end in mind,…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-01-17:4134568:Comment:53412011-01-17T17:35:38.000ZJeannel Kinghttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/JeannelKing
<p>We work with the end in mind, and design backwards from there. </p>
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<p>From the moment I'm brought onto a team, I ask the planning/design team what the desired end result is for the event. We spend some time talking about where we want people to be at the end of the day, and what we hope to see them doing moving forward. Everything - from the process design to the graphic recording - comes from that place.</p>
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<p>Two examples:</p>
<p>A local nonprofit convened a World…</p>
<p>We work with the end in mind, and design backwards from there. </p>
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<p>From the moment I'm brought onto a team, I ask the planning/design team what the desired end result is for the event. We spend some time talking about where we want people to be at the end of the day, and what we hope to see them doing moving forward. Everything - from the process design to the graphic recording - comes from that place.</p>
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<p>Two examples:</p>
<p>A local nonprofit convened a World Cafe to end hunger in San Diego. The design team knew wanted to see community members pick up and sustain pieces of the work moving forward. They also decided that as the hosts of the event, their role was to be a hub to support the work of these community members moving forward. The cafe questions were designed with this in mind, and my recording reflected their brainstorming and emergence into certain levels of clarity. The hub then used the recording as a touchstone to start subsequent meetings - as a reminder of the common experience and commitment they all share, and to propel the work forward. A proceedings document was designed to convey the emotions and excitement of the event, bringing in lots of pictures and details that would allow recipients to relive their experience upon review. This was created and shared electronically with all participants afterwards. Three months after the initial World Cafe, the community groups are going strong and additional funds are coming in to support new levels of their work. Yay! : )</p>
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<p>A large hospital group was embarking on a three-year culture change project. They wanted to transform the organization from the traditional hierarchical structure (and all that implies) to one that is more networked, holistic, and patient/family centric. The design team knew that the most important outcomes were to share the vision and desire for change with the thousands of employees throughout the system. The recordings were planned to keep the vision, passion, and commitment alive moving forward (because this was "year one" of a three year movement...and they didn't want people to forget what they were excited about changing.) We planned for large (20') recordings of each group's launch experience, as well as a variety of visual templates - from 32' timelines to 4' tombstones - to frame and capture employees' contributions, reactions, and responses to various processes the team designed. Moving forward, the hospital group has created a touring gallery of these pieces, installed at their locations throughout the county...so that all employees can not only remember what they were so excited about, but they can actually see themselves and their contributions in the harvests. Additionally, a core team of staff has emerged serving as champions for the culture change project, and they are equipped from the start with visual harvest tools to support their conversations with staff moving forward. It's an exciting time for this organization, and the harvests (graphic recording and interactive pieces) keep adding fuel to their fire.</p>
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<p>One of the most important things I learned from Chris Corrigan was that harvesting is not an afterthought. My experience has validated this time and again. How many events have you been to where people have invested time and money to bring folks together for a meaningful experience, only to have that experience dissipate from memory weeks, days, or even hours later? If it's worth bringing people together, it's worth planning ways to keep the results of that work alive long after the gathering has ended. The easiest way I've found to do this is to plan with the end in mind. It opens the space for people to consider what could be possible after the event, and encourages the design team to consider ways to keep the work living and breathing from start to beyond-the-finish.</p>
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<p>Whoo! That was a lot. </p>
<p>I'm passionate about this particular question, and I'm grateful to see it being asked here. Thanks for the opportunity to share.</p>