The Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter is a practice for all who aspire to learn and find new ways of working with others to create innovative and comprehensive solutions.

The Art of Hosting a leadership practice focused on creating organizational learning that unleashes the power of collective intelligence.

The current generation of Art of Hosting practitioners are using several practices such as Open Space Technology, World Cafe, Circle, and Appreciative Inquiry in creative and effective ways. This fosters learning in communities or organizations, ignites communities of practice, and strategically encourages social change. These processes foster synergy and provide ways for people to engage with intention, design deliberately, focus on outcomes, and support deliberate action.

The Art of Hosting is highly relevant where there is an individual or organizational need to develop learning, strategic capabilities and to foster innovation.

The Art of Hosting is built on the assumption and experience that we need to find new solutions for the common good, whether in corporations, government, education, non-profits, social movements, communities or families. The time is now.

We invite leaders, managers, teachers and pioneers from all walks of life who want a new perspective on leadership.

These trainings may explore:

• Hosting as an art and as a core leadership practice
• The conditions needed to create space for meaningful conversation
• Specific interactive processes through which learning and creation can emerge, such as: Open Space Technology, Circle Council, Appreciative Inquiry and World Café
• How the practice of hosting is relevant to key areas in each of our lives and work

Other news:

There’s a lot brewing in the Art of Hosting web. A few notables:

• Art of Harvesting: This year, the Art of Harvesting has come into focus as an essential partner and ally to the Art of Hosting. For a taste into what is coming check out The Art of Harvesting area of the Art of Hosting website and keep an eye on this space for more!
  
• Listserv: The AoH Listserve is a place for those who wish to be connected in this type of learning community. Join the listserv .