How did you learn about Art of Hosting (please add the date and place) and what attracted you to it?
I came into this community thanks to Ria Baeck, Judith Heezen and Lieven Callewaert back in February 2008 when I partook in the second iteration of Women Moving the Edge at Heerlijckyt. That was my first AoH "happening" and it changed my life ... I walked into this free of any expectations or objectives, beyond learning and discovering new paradigms. It is undoubtedly my unmitigated trust in these 3 people and my addiction to adventure that attracted me!
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 grown with AoH as a "tutor" since March 2008 and it is now an integral part of the work that I do or at least touches the work I do in organisations. I have attended 3 subsequent enquiries and called the first AoH in French in Compiègne France along with my mates, Helga, Laurence and Nad in July 2010. This was a new birth for the French-speaking community which today is vibrant and calling for more! The journey continues...
What is the primary field/topic/focus in your hosting work?
As an interculturalist, I am opening my work as a result of the hosting practices. Rather than addressing the intercultural component as a "service to deliver", I invite participants to take responsibility for their development. I continue to bring my field competence. But my methods are participatory, the learning is co-created, participants take ownership and the changes are sustained. It's amazing what can happen when you turn the keys over to the the learners!
Where do you live/work?
Paris
Are there interests/passions that you'd like to share?
The potential in organisations when the essensial benefits of being happy are grasped.
New leadership paradigms.
Capturing and enhancing talent.
Thanks for the welcome Nancy. I have begun exploring...a lot is here.
I noticed that the member's Map application does not appear to be working. Is it likely to be repaired and workable. I know how much work goes into maintaining sites like this, so I certainly understand if it is not on the radar for a workable solution in the near future. Just curious.
Hi Nancy, Thanks for your message and for welcoming me here. Unfortunately I can't manage to upload a photo. I tried all formats (jpg, gif, png) ... tried different sizes, but still it doesn't work. Any tipps what I could do?
Merci, Nancy, pour ton accueil dans cette communauté !
Dans un premier temps, j'aimerais connaitre les possibilités de rencontrer des membres de cette communauté dans l'Ouest de la France (je réside à Nantes, mais suis mobile). Et aussi savoir s'il y a des séminaires organisés à Nantes ou alentours... je serais très intéressée d'approfondir tout cela !
OK, merci ! je veux bien effectivement figurer dans la liste des personnes à notifier de tout événément AoH.
Je vais discuter avec Laurence Taconné qui fait partie de mon réseau sur Nantes, c'est elle qui a "réveillé" mon envie d'en savoir plus sur le sujet et ma prise de contact.
Quand tu dis : "Le monde est petit...", c'est justement ce que je promeus par mon activité professionnelle ! (cf ma page FB "En six poignées de main" et mon blog du même nom : https://ensixpoigneesdemain.wordpress.com/
Je vais discuter très vite avec Laurence pour voir si on peut, et comment on peut dynamiser un réseau nantais Art of Hosting... mais peut-être faut-il que je passe par la case "formation" avant ?...
Thank you very much for your warm welcome. I feel very happy to have found a community, a language and tools to better and more joyfully handle organisational complexities. Château the Bossey was a real eye opener to me. I'm curious where this journey will take me...
Thank you for the lovely welcome. The sessions were really moving, very emotional and lots of passion. It sounds cliché but it really changed my perspective on quite a lot of issues and also my work and even my life.
Hi Nancy, thanks so much for the welcome. I am interested in any programs/sessions in Singapore. I have been in the UK in a program and the Art of Hosting was mentioned as a great program to deepen what I will be bringing to clients in areas of critical analysis. If you know of any, please let me know. I was hoping to do last Octobers program but was out of town on those dates. Thanks!
Hello Nancy! Thanks for your kind message! I tried to post a picture, put received an error message... its a JPEG, 457 KB big. Not sure, what is the problem...
Nancy I would be very curios to understand how you co-create interculturality. I also organize group workshop on this topic in Asia and I would love to try other approach more co-created.
I will participate to an art of hosting 3 days training in may and I am thrilled about of it but if you would like to share some tips it would be great. Thanks! Giorgia
Hi Nancy. I am just delighted to have finally found my way to this page. And similarly delighted to meet you here too. :) My path here has been a little bit of hit and miss. I'm still very active with the Participatory Leadership network at the Commission (lots of interesting things happening), but I was recently approached (via Rainer) by two girls in Latvia who are interested in creating an AoH network in Latvia (I may have mentioned that this has been a dream of mine, so I am happy that this opportunity has come up). So, on top of thinking about the things we could discuss next week, I thought I would have a look at the AoH Australia network - and, bingo, here I am. Looking terrifically interesting.
Thank you for the warm and informative welcome to the community :-). The group is strong in Slovenia, and I am keen to connect internationally, learn and eventually perhaps contribute.
The profile I wrote was a very quick one, in great haste, and when I have a little more time I will improve on it a bit. I have added a picture, though.
I heard there is going to be an AoH event here in Slovenia in October, but couldn't find anything about it in the calendar.
Thank you for your welcome. I just got a Masters degree in leadership, and I started doing workshops for a company in the social services sector. I have done about a dozen workshops, using various techniques. Now, the client wants me to help implementing the changes. That entails a different set of tools. Going forward, I want to specialize in collaborative models, such as the liberating structures of Lipmanowicz and McCandless. It is good to find a group of practitioners, active it hosting meaningful conversations. Salut, Labrie
Merci Nancy pour ton accueil.
Je suis en depart de rando pour quelques jours et sans ordinateurs. Je complèterai mon profil fin août, ravi à l'idée de mieux connaître la communauté de AOH :) Bel été.
Hello Nancy! Thank you for your welcome! I'm so grateful to join and am looking forward participating in the Art of Hosting community. I will post a photo soon!
Thank you for your welcome message. It was really nice. I already put my photo in the profile so everybody can see me! i hope i can share a lot with all of you and expect to learn a lot to. The 1st AoH in Portugal was amazing!
Hello, Nancy! Thank you for the warm welcome. Just posted a recent snapshot. Not certain if it "landed" as my profile picture. My friend Jeremy has said that his first AoH training was the most remarkable of his life. I look forward to a similar experience!
Merci pour ce message de bienvenue qui me stimule.
Je fais suite et vais rejoindre les groupes francophones et anglophones.
Question: quelles sont les principaux 'besoins' de Art of Hosting aujourd'hui pour continuer le travail et recherches déjà entamés? Par example, promotion active sur les réseaux sociaux personnels (à travers mes comptes FB, LinkedIn, Tweet etc, participation active aux événements en ligne et/ou en personne...).
Disposant de quelques heures par semaines, je souhaiterais focaliser mon apport là où il serait le plus bénéfique pour la communauté AoH.
Restant à votre/ta disposition par mail et téléphone/Skype pour toute information complémentaire pouvant faciliter une réponse.
Dear Nancy, Thank you for your warm welcome. Yes, small world! I'm guessing we have shared friends and community in Boston. I am not there a lot these days ... and I love the idea of reigniting AoH in Boston. Warm regards, Robin
Hello Nancy, merci pour ton accueil chaleureux qui m'a fait très plaisir :-) C'est vrai que la session à Obenaus a été vraiment riche et intense, nous avons tous beaucoup apprécié. J'ai fait la connaissance de Lena et Rainer qui ont été très accueillants, je ne m'étonne pas que vous soyez très amis !
En participant au training, je me suis aperçue que je pratiquais l'Art of Hosting depuis quelques années sans le savoir, j'en ai été ravie. Et ça m'a donné l'idée d'inviter les pratiquants d'AOH à la journée de découverte de l'Holacratie le 21 septembre, je vais poster un message à ce propos.
Nancy, first of all, sorry for this one year late response! As I wrote on my profile, I was new at that time (2016) and also, didn't get any message showing your friendly welcome. Thanks for welcoming me, and let's have a new start - or, a real one, at least! Regards, Sylvia Beatrix
Nancy, thank you for the hospitality. I turned on the pictures. That is a formal picture with a tie wrapped around it, and I imagine it is not suitable for AoH networking. Of course, I will relax without a tie at hosting!
McKenzie Wren
Thank you, Nancy! I am looking forward to getting to know folks and sharing in this great work!
Oct 7, 2015
David Hasbury
Thanks for the welcome Nancy. I have begun exploring...a lot is here.
I noticed that the member's Map application does not appear to be working. Is it likely to be repaired and workable. I know how much work goes into maintaining sites like this, so I certainly understand if it is not on the radar for a workable solution in the near future. Just curious.
Oct 25, 2015
Irene Gleirscher
Hi Nancy, Thanks for your message and for welcoming me here. Unfortunately I can't manage to upload a photo. I tried all formats (jpg, gif, png) ... tried different sizes, but still it doesn't work. Any tipps what I could do?
Best regards, Irene
Oct 27, 2015
Catherine ERMENAULT
Merci, Nancy, pour ton accueil dans cette communauté !
Dans un premier temps, j'aimerais connaitre les possibilités de rencontrer des membres de cette communauté dans l'Ouest de la France (je réside à Nantes, mais suis mobile). Et aussi savoir s'il y a des séminaires organisés à Nantes ou alentours... je serais très intéressée d'approfondir tout cela !
Merci d'avance pour ton retour !
Catherine
Oct 30, 2015
Dariusz Klupi
Hi Nancy. I appreciate the warm welcome :) Feels good :D
Nov 3, 2015
Catherine ERMENAULT
Bonjour Nancy,
OK, merci ! je veux bien effectivement figurer dans la liste des personnes à notifier de tout événément AoH.
Je vais discuter avec Laurence Taconné qui fait partie de mon réseau sur Nantes, c'est elle qui a "réveillé" mon envie d'en savoir plus sur le sujet et ma prise de contact.
A suivre bientôt donc, j'espère !
Catherine
Nov 4, 2015
Rehana Tejpar
Thanks for the welcome Nancy!! Hope to connect further soon!
Nov 4, 2015
Catherine ERMENAULT
Bonjour Nancy,
OK !
Quand tu dis : "Le monde est petit...", c'est justement ce que je promeus par mon activité professionnelle ! (cf ma page FB "En six poignées de main" et mon blog du même nom : https://ensixpoigneesdemain.wordpress.com/
Je vais discuter très vite avec Laurence pour voir si on peut, et comment on peut dynamiser un réseau nantais Art of Hosting... mais peut-être faut-il que je passe par la case "formation" avant ?...
Belle fin de semaine !
Catherine
Nov 5, 2015
Catherine ERMENAULT
OK, alors j'attends ça avec impatience !...
Belle soirée !
Catherine
Nov 5, 2015
Andrea Abraham
Good morning Nancy
Thank you very much for your warm welcome. I feel very happy to have found a community, a language and tools to better and more joyfully handle organisational complexities. Château the Bossey was a real eye opener to me. I'm curious where this journey will take me...
Kind regard
Andrea
Nov 7, 2015
Sylvie Kwayeb-Fagon
Bonjour Nancy,
Merci beaucoup pour ton accueil ! Je suis très heureuse d'être là :-)
A bientôt j'espère,
Sylvie
Nov 30, 2015
Maddie Powell
Hi Nancy,
Thank you for the lovely welcome. The sessions were really moving, very emotional and lots of passion. It sounds cliché but it really changed my perspective on quite a lot of issues and also my work and even my life.
I will upload a photo now -
wishing you well,
Maddie
Dec 14, 2015
Aimee Samara
Thank you for the welcome, Nancy!
Dec 22, 2015
Geoff
Thanks Nancy. Looking forward to it.
Jan 10, 2016
Garrett Weiner
Hi Nancy, thanks so much for the welcome. I am interested in any programs/sessions in Singapore. I have been in the UK in a program and the Art of Hosting was mentioned as a great program to deepen what I will be bringing to clients in areas of critical analysis. If you know of any, please let me know. I was hoping to do last Octobers program but was out of town on those dates. Thanks!
Feb 27, 2016
Chris Hoerée
Thank you for the welcome, I added my picture!
Mar 12, 2016
Gertrude Flentge
Thank you, nice to meet you virtually!
Mar 15, 2016
David Hutchens
Thank you for the welcome, Nancy! Excited to connect with this community.
Mar 16, 2016
Sandra Steinhauer
Hello Nancy! Thanks for your kind message! I tried to post a picture, put received an error message... its a JPEG, 457 KB big. Not sure, what is the problem...
Apr 5, 2016
Werner Danda
Thank you for your introduction.
I will explore step by step the new possibilities
Apr 21, 2016
Giorgia Madonno
I will participate to an art of hosting 3 days training in may and I am thrilled about of it but if you would like to share some tips it would be great. Thanks! Giorgia
Apr 22, 2016
Giorgia Madonno
Apr 23, 2016
Valda Liepina
Hi Nancy. I am just delighted to have finally found my way to this page. And similarly delighted to meet you here too. :) My path here has been a little bit of hit and miss. I'm still very active with the Participatory Leadership network at the Commission (lots of interesting things happening), but I was recently approached (via Rainer) by two girls in Latvia who are interested in creating an AoH network in Latvia (I may have mentioned that this has been a dream of mine, so I am happy that this opportunity has come up). So, on top of thinking about the things we could discuss next week, I thought I would have a look at the AoH Australia network - and, bingo, here I am. Looking terrifically interesting.
May 2, 2016
Vida Ogorelec
Dear Nancy,
Thank you for the warm and informative welcome to the community :-). The group is strong in Slovenia, and I am keen to connect internationally, learn and eventually perhaps contribute.
The profile I wrote was a very quick one, in great haste, and when I have a little more time I will improve on it a bit. I have added a picture, though.
I heard there is going to be an AoH event here in Slovenia in October, but couldn't find anything about it in the calendar.
May 10, 2016
Peter Labrie
Dear Nancy,
Thank you for your welcome. I just got a Masters degree in leadership, and I started doing workshops for a company in the social services sector. I have done about a dozen workshops, using various techniques. Now, the client wants me to help implementing the changes. That entails a different set of tools. Going forward, I want to specialize in collaborative models, such as the liberating structures of Lipmanowicz and McCandless. It is good to find a group of practitioners, active it hosting meaningful conversations. Salut, Labrie
Jul 10, 2016
Olivier Maurel
Je suis en depart de rando pour quelques jours et sans ordinateurs. Je complèterai mon profil fin août, ravi à l'idée de mieux connaître la communauté de AOH :) Bel été.
Aug 7, 2016
Stefan Schartlmüller
hy Nancy!
thanks for the welcome! :) the photo is on it´s placed, and our first event as well :)
hugs from austria!
stefan
Aug 28, 2016
Thine Jensen
Hi Nancy, Thank you so much! Looking so much forward to stay connected in here. Hope, you are doing great :-) Hugs, Thine
Aug 29, 2016
Jennifer Ladd (Jenny)
Hi Nancy, i will be in Rhode Island for a meeting at 4:15 on Tuesday September 20 - will you be around then?
Sep 7, 2016
margaret fagan
Hello Nancy! Thank you for your welcome! I'm so grateful to join and am looking forward participating in the Art of Hosting community. I will post a photo soon!
Sep 9, 2016
Hilde Swets
Hi Nancy,
Thank you for your welcome. I'm 'diving' in .. Will place a photo as well.
Oct 13, 2016
Maria Lurdes Leal Monteiro
Hi Nancy!
Thank you for your welcome message. It was really nice. I already put my photo in the profile so everybody can see me! i hope i can share a lot with all of you and expect to learn a lot to. The 1st AoH in Portugal was amazing!
Oct 18, 2016
KathrynElizabeth Nilsson
Hello, Nancy! Thank you for the warm welcome. Just posted a recent snapshot. Not certain if it "landed" as my profile picture. My friend Jeremy has said that his first AoH training was the most remarkable of his life. I look forward to a similar experience!
Oct 28, 2016
Damien Versele
Hello Nancy, thanks for your welcome. Photo is uploaded.
see you
Dec 23, 2016
Damien Versele
Thank you Nancy. Yes I am both dutch speaking and French speaking. That's Belgium. ciao
Dec 23, 2016
Allan Smith-Reeve
Thanks for the welcome Nancy. I'm looking forward to joining in "the flow".
Feb 27, 2017
Francis William Richard Rothery
Muchas gracias Nancy :-)
Apr 6, 2017
Josselin Butté
Merci pour ce message de bienvenue qui me stimule.
Je fais suite et vais rejoindre les groupes francophones et anglophones.
Question: quelles sont les principaux 'besoins' de Art of Hosting aujourd'hui pour continuer le travail et recherches déjà entamés? Par example, promotion active sur les réseaux sociaux personnels (à travers mes comptes FB, LinkedIn, Tweet etc, participation active aux événements en ligne et/ou en personne...).
Disposant de quelques heures par semaines, je souhaiterais focaliser mon apport là où il serait le plus bénéfique pour la communauté AoH.
Restant à votre/ta disposition par mail et téléphone/Skype pour toute information complémentaire pouvant faciliter une réponse.
Bien cordialement,
Josselin
+33 (0) 7 81 84 42 14
josselin@permadynamic.com
May 2, 2017
Dr Robert Muller
Thank you very much Nancy for the warm welcome.
May 22, 2017
Robin Athey
Dear Nancy, Thank you for your warm welcome. Yes, small world! I'm guessing we have shared friends and community in Boston. I am not there a lot these days ... and I love the idea of reigniting AoH in Boston. Warm regards, Robin
Jul 15, 2017
Isabelle Rappart
Hello Nancy, merci pour ton accueil chaleureux qui m'a fait très plaisir :-) C'est vrai que la session à Obenaus a été vraiment riche et intense, nous avons tous beaucoup apprécié. J'ai fait la connaissance de Lena et Rainer qui ont été très accueillants, je ne m'étonne pas que vous soyez très amis !
En participant au training, je me suis aperçue que je pratiquais l'Art of Hosting depuis quelques années sans le savoir, j'en ai été ravie. Et ça m'a donné l'idée d'inviter les pratiquants d'AOH à la journée de découverte de l'Holacratie le 21 septembre, je vais poster un message à ce propos.
A très bientôt
Aug 17, 2017
Suzana P. Nikiforova
Thank you Nancy, this is so kind of you
Aug 19, 2017
Shigeo Mihara
Thank you very much Nancy. e' muchas gracias for the warm welcome.
Aug 23, 2017
ana gomes
Hey Nancy, thanks for your kind welcome <3
I'm very happy to be part of International AoH community.
love,
ana
Aug 27, 2017
Maria Teresa Romelyn G Fabugais
Thank you very much, Nancy! I am really grateful for accepting me in this online community. More power!
Sep 20, 2017
Sylvia Beatrix Pereira
Nancy, first of all, sorry for this one year late response! As I wrote on my profile, I was new at that time (2016) and also, didn't get any message showing your friendly welcome.
Thanks for welcoming me, and let's have a new start - or, a real one, at least! Regards, Sylvia Beatrix
Oct 12, 2017
Sylvia Beatrix Pereira
Oct 12, 2017
Kate Crisp
thanks for your welcome note Nancy, let me know if you are in the area!
Oct 18, 2017
Hironori Yamaguchi
Nancy, thank you for the hospitality. I turned on the pictures. That is a formal picture with a tie wrapped around it, and I imagine it is not suitable for AoH networking. Of course, I will relax without a tie at hosting!
Nov 6, 2017
Chris Connolly
Thanks, Nancy! Appreciate the welcome and will do :)
Nov 7, 2017