Previous events
September 9-12, 2007 in Indiana, USA

Wooded Glen Retreat Center, Henryville, Indiana
The Art of Hosting & Convening Conversations is a training for everyone who wants to learn how to work with groups in more interactive, engaging ways. -
Please download Invitation here
To register, please complete the online registration form at
http://www.berkana.org/aoh
A faxable registration form is also available online at the Berkana site or contact
lizzie@berkana.org or lana@berkana.org.
The Art of Hosting is more than just a training. It is a response to a world that is becoming increasingly complex and fragmented, where true solutions and innovations lie not in one leader or one viewpoint, but in the bigger picture of the collective intelligence. It is learning to lead from the perspective of the whole system, the field of the emerging future.
Seeking change for the common good calls for involvement, collective intelligence and co-creation to discover new solutions and wise, effective actions. Initiating and hosting conversations that matter is a core leadership competence that leads to significant change at both individual and collective levels.
If you are asking the questions:
How do I create authentic involvement that leads to wise and sustainable implementation?
How do I engage others in vibrant and creative learning?
How do I create full ownership of the learning and action of the people I work with?
What if we practiced the art of opening the collective intelligence in my organization and networks?
This may be of interest to you....
Registration is now open for this event. It is being publicized nationally and internationally. Attendance is limited to the first 30 confirmed participants. Don't miss out......
Gatherings 1999 - 2007
The first part of 2006
Art of hosting training, The Shire, Nova Scotia, Canada
Art of hosting training, Youth Leaders, Castle Borl, Slovenia
Art of hosting training, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Art of hosting training, Boston, USA
Art of hosting training, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Art of hosting training, BOLT - First nations youth leaders, BC, Canada
Art of hosting training, Hawkwood, England
Art of hosting training, Johannesburg, South Africa
2005
Art of hosting training, Nova Scotia, Canada
Art of hosting training, Johannesburg, South Africa
Art of hosting training, Rivendell, Bowen Island, BC, Canada
Art of hosting training, Israel
Art of Hosting, DEMOS - European Youth Leaders, Rhodos, Greece
Art of Hosting Stewards Gathering, The Shire, Nova Scotia, Canada
Art of hosting training, Sisimiut, Greenland
Art Of Hosting, Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto, Canada
Art of hosting training, ZIN, The Netherlands
Art of hosting training, Glen Laural, Ohio, USA
Art of hosting training, Hazelwood, England
Art of hosting training, The Marsh House, Whidbey Island, USA
Art of hosting training, Kufunda Village, Zimbabwe
2004
Art of hosting training, Kufunda Village, Zimbabwe
Art of Hosting training, Days like this, Denmark
Art of hosting training, Shambhala Institute, Halifax, Canada
Art of hosting training, Rivendell, Bowen Island, BC, Canada
Art of hosting training, Hazelwood, England
Art of hosting training, The Netherlands
Art of hosting training, The Marsh House, Whidbey Island, USA
2003
Art of hosting training, Zagreb, Croatia
Open Space hosting training, Days like this, Denmark
Art of hosting training, Shambhala Institute, Halifax, Canada
Art of hosting training, Hazelwood, England
2002
Art of hosting training, Shambhala Institute, Halifax, Canada
Art of hosting training, Castle Borl in Slovenia
Open Space hosting training, Days like this, Denmark
2001
Open Space Village, Castle Borl, Slovenia
2000
Open Space Village, Castle Borl, Slovenia
1999
Pioneers of Change - hosting training, Santa Cruz, USA