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Art of Hosting

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The Art of Hosting, often referred to as “Participatory Leadership”, is an approach used by facilitators. It aims to bring people together to build trust and engage in socially creative actions to address challenges within and across communities and organizations.,[1] People are purposively invited into conversation about matters they are concerned about, while facilitators act as hosts. Hosting is understood as stewarding the collective intelligence or wisdom that people bring with them. It can be compared to a party, where the host invites and provides the setting, but it is the guests who shape the direction and outcomes of the party.[2] This methodology of engagement is seen as a way to move complex, social systems into convergence around collective actions. Participants discover and propose their own solutions.[3]

Approach

The Art of Hosting is an approach and methodology for group facilitation and systems change developed and curated according to a commons or open-source model by an international community of facilitation practitioners.[4] Starting around the late 1990s,[5][6] or early 2000s,[7] the community shares methods, tools, and terminology to improve how people can understand and mobilize to respond to complex social, political, and economic change in a participatory manner.[8] It applies dialogic techniques [9] and complex systems analysis (e.g. the Cynefin framework), consistent with social theories, including structuration, actor-network theory, and situated knowledges.

People practicing the Art of Hosting typically use a certain set of metaphors to make group processes understandable, such as Theory U, and may reference processes in the natural world, to draw insight into human interactions.[6] They also draw upon a bundle of facilitation methods such as Open Space Technology, World café (conversation), Circle process/practice,[10] Appreciative inquiry and Fishbowl which are applied in a customized way depending upon the purpose of the engagement.[5][11][12] Circle practice in particular has been linked with various indigenous traditions.[1][13][14]

Attention is given to posing significant questions for group consideration[4] and to documenting what results from the dialogue sessions, termed ‘harvesting.’[8][12] For this reason, the overall approach is termed an “art,” which can only be refined through practice.[3][6] People who initiate group conversation are often termed ‘callers,’ as they call or invite people to engage around a specific shared challenge.[15] There is a focus upon constructing and holding dialogic containers bounded in space and time which support constructive group processes that enable new insights and decisions to emerge.[16]

These metaphors and methods are developed and applied by a self-organising learning community. As a result, there is no central institution deciding what belongs in the canon – it emerges from what the community uses and evolves through a process of informal peer review that focuses upon application.[12] Practitioners claim that well-hosted events and projects increase the adaptive capacity of the group.[6]

The learning community's media of exchange and documentation are practice-oriented webpages (e.g.[17]) and grey literature (e.g.[18]).

Practice Principles

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Four-Fold Practice within the Art of Hosting

The international Art of Hosting community embraces self-organization and operates according to the basic ideas of a community of practice and a professional learning community.[6] They place emphasis upon valuing the contributions of individuals equally, and welcoming participation in large group settings. A number of frameworks provide orientation, and articulate shared principles and activities. “The 8 Breaths of Process Architecture”[19] itself based on Kaner's “Diamond of Participatory Decision-Making”,[20] gives a framework for designing group processes,[6] while the “Four-Fold Practice” of “personal practice, dialog, facilitation and the co-creation of innovation” is used to orient practitioner development.[1] There is no fixed terminology for Four-Fold Practice, but a brief description follows.

  • Host Self: To nurture emergent understanding within groups, hosts cultivate a personal practice that enables open listening, mindfulness and a beginner’s mind. While knowledge of techniques is important, effective application hinges upon seeing self in the particular context;[3]
  • Be Hosted: Hosts continue to learn through dialogue and participation in sessions run by others. For example, introductory training is carried out through immersive workshops in which lead trainers also participate in sessions hosted by those being trained;[3]
  • Host Others: Hosts focus on designing dialogue sessions to address common challenges and implementing them using an array of methods.[21] The design of each event or project is customized to the context and setting;[12]
  • Be Part of a Community of Practice: As a self organizing professional learning community, Art of Hosting depends upon free sharing of insights and cases of application. This uses electronic mailing lists and social media channels.[22]

Examples of application

The approach is used in diverse settings, including health care reform,[23] the European Commission,[8][24] higher education,[25] sustainable development, as well as a methodology for evaluation[26] participatory action research[27] and community-based leadership development.[4] Overall, the approach is recognized as a methodology for nurturing innovation[28] and building experiences in democratic decision making in the context of civic engagement.[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Montuori, Alfonso; Donnelly, Gabrielle (2020). "Creativity and the Future". In Runco, Mark; Pritzker, Steven. Encyclopedia of Creativity. 1 (3rd ed.). San Diego, USA: Academic Press (Elsevier). pp. 250–257. ISBN 9780128156148. Search this book on
  2. ↑ Rheingold, Howard (2016-10-10) [1998]. "The art of hosting good online conversations". Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Quick, Kathryn; Sandfort, Jodi (2014). "Learning to Facilitate Deliberation: Practicing the Art of Hosting". Critical Policy Studies. 8 (3): 300–322.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sandfort, Jodi; Bloomberg, Laura (2012). "InCommons: supporting community-based leadership". Community Development. 43 (1): 12–30. doi:10.1080/15575330.2011.645045.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Montuori, Alfonso; Donnelly, Gabrielle (2018). "Transformative leadership". In Neal, J. The handbook of personal and organizational transformation. New York: Springer. ISBN 9783319668925. Search this book on
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Handler, Martina; Omann, Ines; Hübner, Renate (2019). "Art of Hosting oder: Wie können Konferenzen durch ihre Gestaltung transformativ wirken?". In Hübner, Renate; Schmon, Barbara. Das transformative Potenzial von Konsum zwischen Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung: Chancen und Risiken. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. pp. 153–174. ISBN 9783658260392. Search this book on
  7. ↑ Woolf, Tenneson; Corrigan, Chris (2020). "The Art of Hosting and Harvesting : Conversations That Matter". In Cady, S.H.; Gorelick, C.K.; Forde-Stiegler, C.T. The Collaborative Change Library: Your Global Guide to Transforming Organization, Revitalizing Communities, and Developing Human Potential. Perrysburg, OH: NEXUS4change.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Magzan, Maša (2011). "The Art of Participatory Leadership: A Tool for Social and Organisational Development and Change" (PDF). Journal of Engineering Management and Competitiveness. 1 (2): 21–26. ISSN 2217-8147.
  9. ↑ Bushe, Gervase R.; Marshak, Robert J., eds. (2015). Dialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change. Berrett-Koehler. ISBN 9781626564046. Search this book on
  10. ↑ Baldwin, Christina; Linnea, Ann (2010). The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair. New York: Berrett-Koehler. ISBN 9781605092560. Search this book on
  11. ↑ Holman, Peggy; Cady, Steven; Devane, Tom (2007). The Change Handbook (2nd ed.). Berrett-Koehler. ISBN 9781576753798. Search this book on
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Sandfort, Jodi; Quick, Kathryn (2017). "Deliberative Technology: A Holistic Lens for Interpreting Resources and Dynamics in Deliberation". Journal of Public Deliberation. 13 (1). Article 7.
  13. ↑ Tachine, Amanda R.; Yellow Bird, Eliza; Cabrera, Nolan L. (2016). "Sharing Circles An Indigenous Methodological Approach for Researching With Groups of Indigenous Peoples". International Review of Qualitative Research. 9 (3): 277–295. doi:10.1525/irqr.2016.9.3.277. ISSN 1940-8447.
  14. ↑ "The Indigenous Origins of Circles and How Non-Natives Learned About Them". Living Justice Press. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  15. ↑ Baldwin, Christina (1998). Calling the Circle. The First and Future Culture. Bantam. ISBN 9780553379006. Search this book on
  16. ↑ Corrigan, Chris (2015). "Hosting and Holding Containers". In Bushe, Gervase; Marshak, Robert. Dialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change. Berrett-Koehler. ISBN 9781626564046. Search this book on
  17. ↑ "Art of Hosting Online Community". Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  18. ↑ "How to Design & Host Learning?" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  19. ↑ "The 8 Breaths of Process Architecture". Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  20. ↑ Kaner, Sam (2014). Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making (3rd ed.). Jossey-Bass. p. 20. ISBN 9781118404959. Search this book on
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Sandfort, Jodi; Quick, Kathryn (2015). "Building Deliberative Capacity to Create Public Value: The Practices and Artifacts of Art of Hosting". In Bryson, John; Bloomberg, Laura; Crosby, Barbara. Public Value and Public Administration. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. ASIN B0195E3TZO. ISBN 9781626162617. Search this book on
  22. ↑ "Art of Hosting". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  23. ↑ Wheatley, Margaret; Frieze, Deborah (2011). Walk Out, Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now. Berrett-Koehler. ISBN 9781605097312. Search this book on
  24. ↑ Garcia Azcarate, Tomas; Terrile, Daniela (2015). "What Do Young People Think About the CAP? An Experiment". EuroChoices. 14 (3): 52–57.
  25. ↑ Lundquist, Leah; Sandfort, Jodi; Lopez, Cris; Sotela Odor, Marcela; Seashore, Karen; Mein, Jen; Lowe, Myron, eds. (2013). Cultivating Change in the Academy: Practicing the Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter within the University of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy. Search this book on
  26. ↑ Schwartz, Alissa (2016). "Evaluating participatory facilitated conversations within the Art of Hosting framework". In Fierro, Rita Sinorita; Schwartz, Alissa; Smart, Dawn Hanson. Evaluation and Facilitation. New Directions for Evaluation, 149. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 95–106. ISBN 9781119258551. Search this book on
  27. ↑ Sandfort, Jodi; Sarode, Trupti (2020). "Exploring Art of Hosting Frameworks and Methods to Enhance Research". In Burns, Danny; Howard, Jo; Ospina, Sonia. Sage Handbook of Participatory Research. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications (published 2020-11-29). ISBN 9781526440501. Search this book on
  28. ↑ Mahy, Isabelle (2012). "From the Artists to the Managers: Responsible Collective Innovation Practices, Inspiration Flowing Through Hosting and Harvesting Profound Change". In Melkas, Helinä; Harmaakorpi, Vesa. Practice-Based Innovation: Insights, Applications and Policy Implications. Springer. pp. 193–211. ISBN 9783642217227. Search this book on

Further reading

Bohm, David (1980). Wholeness and the Implicate Order. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780744800005. Search this book on

Block, Peter (2008). Community: The Structure of Belonging. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. ISBN 9781576754870. Search this book on

Meadows, Donella (2008). Thinking in Systems: A Primer. Chelsea Green. ISBN 9781603580557. Search this book on

Senge, Peter; Scharmer, C Otto; Jaworski, Joseph; Flowers, Betty Sue (2004). Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future. Boston, MA: Society for Organizational Learning. ISBN 9780385516303. Search this book on

Wenger, Étienne (1998). Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning and Identity. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521663632. Search this book on

Wheatley, Margaret (2006). Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World. Berrett-Koehler. ISBN 9781576753446. Search this book on

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