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?"
Dec 7-10, 2024
Venue:
Fireflies Intercultural Center, Bengaluru, India
Language:
The training will be held in English
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
India / The Netherlands
Brazil / China
Hungary / Austria
Greece
India / UK
India
THE ORGANISING TEAM
India
India
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
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.