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  • Art of Participatory Leadership 

    [Art of Hosting and Harvesting Conversations that Matter]

    International Training

    7 - 10 December 2024, Bengaluru, India

Invitation

We are excited to announce a residential, 'Art of Participatory Leadership' (also called 'Art of Hosting & Harvesting Conversations that Matter') training program over 4 days, at a beautiful green location in the outskirts of Bangalore. We welcome all who are interested in exploring participatory leadership while co-creating a thriving community of practice in India.


India is a land of ancient history and rich cultural diversity. A tapestry of a multitude of threads, practices and connections. From indigenous wisdom to modern innovations, from bustling cities to large rural landscapes, India embodies a blend of tradition and contemporary, challenge and opportunity.


In these complex times, there is an increasing need for deeper connection, re-membering of our forgotten layers and to learn to create spaces of meaningful conversations that are inclusive and regenerative. So that together we can reweave a promising future for all. 


We invite you to join us in December for an Art of Participatory Leadership training to learn how to create the conditions for such conversations and accessing our collective intelligence. 


The Art of Participatory Leadership / Hosting is a response to our global complexity, at a time when institutions and democracies themselves are failing to address the increasing chaos in our world. It is a testing ground for those seeking to find new effective and healthy patterns for organising, innovating and interacting to create new forms that serve us all better. 


The training is fully participatory to allow participants to experience methods, models and practices.


"How can we listen to the layers of wisdom in India to co-create a thriving future?"

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​About the Art of Participatory Leadership

The Art of Participatory Leadership is an approach to leadership that scales up from the personal to the systemic using personal practice, dialogue, facilitation and the co-creation of innovation to address complex challenges that we face in the world today.


It’s an emerging set of practices for facilitating group conversations of all sizes, supported by principles that: maximise collective intelligence; welcome and listen to diverse viewpoints; maximise participation and civility; and transform conflict into creative cooperation.


The Art of Hosting is known as a highly effective way of harnessing the collective intelligence and self-organising capacity of groups of any size.


For more information, see: http://www.artofhosting.org/


Methodologies and Practices

The Art of Participatory Leadership blends some of the most participatory, powerful methods to create open and meaningful conversations that lead to engagement and good results. The methods used in Art of Participatory Leadership include: World Café, Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space Technology, Pro-Action Café, Collective Story Harvesting, Graphic Facilitation and more…


But this is more than a suite of methods – it is also a practice.  We call it the Art of Participatory Leadership because it is an art to become skillful at helping ourselves and others work well together, especially in these times of increasing complexity.  We talk about hosting, because what is offered here is not a typical facilitation or moderated session.  It gives attention and care to all aspects of people’s work together, intending to host them just as any host would welcome the guests and make sure they have everything they need to make their visit fruitful.


​Our Team

Meet the team of passionate souls holding the space together for the practise. 

THE HOSTING TEAM

Mansi Jasuja
India / The Netherlands


Narayan Silva

Brazil / China


Melinda Varfi

Hungary / Austria


Maria Scordialos

Greece


Joanna Pyres

India / UK


Archana Tomar

India


THE ORGANISING TEAM

Senthil Kumar

India


Karthikeyan G

India


More on the Experience of the Team

Who is this training for?

Are you afflicted by...

  • Meetings that lead to no action?
  • Conferences that have too many talking heads and not enough real engagement and wisdom?
  • Cross-functional teams that are more loyal to their function than to their team – or vice versa?
  • Silo thinking and political infighting?
  • Decisions made too far away from those impacted by them?
  • NGO’s who work for their own purpose and forget the common good, the whole picture and collaboration with others?
  • Learning situations where both teachers and students are unhappy or unfulfilled?
  • Communities that are marked by consistent lack of dialogue, tension and difference of opinion or fall into apathy or indifference?

If these describe your reality and you desire a more collaborative and generative process, this training is for you. It is designed for people working in the private and public sectors, in NGOs, in community organising and activist work – anywhere that  a vibrant learning space can contribute to collaboration and results.  If you work in a team, it is most valuable to come as a team, making the application of what you’ve learned much easier to integrate.

We are Inviting

  • Managing directors & senior leaders

  • Project Managers & team leaders

  • Changemakers, artists and storytellers/journalists

  • External & internal Consultants

  • Those working in NGOs or community

  • Teachers & school administrators

  • Parents

  • Students and youth leaders

  • Anyone who feels called by this invitation

What will we learn & practice together?

  • Design collaborative initiatives and projects

  • Host meaningful conversations and harvest actionable insights

  • Apply Art of Hosting and Harvesting methods to your projects and challenges (such as World Café, Open Space Technology, Circle practice…)

  • Be more resilient and equipped to adapt to an ever-changing world

  • Leverage models for working with complexity, conflict, and emergence

  • Translating your ideas and seeds of innovation into experiments and initiatives

  • Notice and shift in personal, team, and systemic behaviors and norms

  • Introduce the benefits of participatory leadership to your field

VENUE 

Fireflies Intercultural Center

Green stay in Earthen Buildings
Breathe Fresh air everywhere.
Home to beautiful Fauna and Flora
Healthy, Organic & Tasty Food

Fireflies Intercultural Centre - Dinnepalya, Kaggalipura Post, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore, spread over 10 acres, Fireflies Intercultural Centre is an island of green on the edge of Bangalore. It celebrates our intimate connection with Mother Earth. The woods of the campus give it the feel of a tropical rain forest even though it is on the rim of this metropolitan city. With its plentiful trees and flowering plants and being home to many types of birds and insects, Fireflies is a great place for strolling, meditating and finding your own way to commune with Nature. This is a residential training and we encourage all participants to stay in or near the venue where it will take place.


Registration  Details

Draft Schedule


DAY 1: Saturday, December 7

            11:00 am – Arrival & Registration

            12:00 pm – Welcome Lunch

            13:00 pm - Training starts

DAY  2: Sunday, December 8

            Full day training

DAY  3: Monday, December 9

            Full day training

DAY 4: Tuesday, December 10 

            15:00 pm Training ends


Participation Fee

With the aim of allowing this training to be as inclusive as possible, while balancing the need to enable the training to happen with a fair and healthy economy, we are offering a 3-tiered fee structure as below. 


  • Corporate / International Organisations / Internationals: ₹49,000 / Euro 550

  • Large NGOs / Government / Academia: ₹39,000  / Euro 450

  • Independent participants / Small NGO/enterprises (<10 employees): ₹29,000  / Euro 350

  • Special discount for 3+ people from the same organisation (10% off)


We encourage you to consider what you can afford to pay. The fee you choose supports our ability to provide this training, and supports the team in covering the many preparation hours they have been investing. We also offer an additional contribution opportunity for those who would like to support someone else's participation. While the 3 tier fee is based on the organisation you work in, this might not be aligned with your financial situation. We would like to make this training inclusive & do not want finances to be a barrier. If you wish to join & cannot afford to pay the full training fee, please reach out to artofhostingindia@gmail.com to apply for a scholarship.


The participation fee includes:

*  Participatory fee of the training

*  a (digital) Art of Hosting Workbook to support your continued learning

*  Chai/Coffee/snacks + Lunches for all the 4 days + 3 Dinners for 7th, 8th, 9th.


The participation fee does not accommodation, breakfast, transport.


Accompanying Family Members:

If you feel that you could participate better if your partner and child accompanied you to the venue, they are welcome! The costs associated with their food and accommodation needs to be arranged privately. 


Cancellation Policy:

A challenge in preparing for an event is that all the planning depends upon the number of people who come. So it's helpful if you let us know of any change in circumstances as soon as you are able.

  • 90% of the course fee to be refunded if you cancel by October 20, 2024 (10% admin cost deducted)

  • 50% of the course fee to be refunded if you cancel between October 20 - November 16, 2024.

  • No refund if you cancel after November 16, 2024.

Of course, you may transfer your place to someone else without any surcharge - just let us know the details.


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