One of the Open Space sessions of the Art of Hosting 'at work' day was a session hosted by Toke and Ria around the idea of gathering AoH practitioners in Europe. Not just for the fun, but for looking deeper into the pattern of AoH and how it is related to the forming of Learning Centers.
As you can see in the picture: it was a very rich conversation!
A first goal was named: RESTING! Enjoying the company of friends!
It was said that it will not be an Art of Hosting training. The pre-requisite would be that participants at least joined one AoH training. Although we also want to invite non-AoH people. Toke called them 'warriors of opening space'. They have the same intention as AoH has, but maybe they never heard about AoH. But they are welcome if they follow an AoH training, so that we can use the same language.
We will gather in this event from the heart, and in service of the whole.
Next goal was identifyed as the search for the real, deep DNA of AoH.
Can we find the deeper pattern that is stronger and simpler?
The 5 breaths were drawn as a path; related to this DNA. Later Toke draw more related concepts... sorry if I don't know anymore all the details...
We talked about AoH as a language... and related to momentum...
The third goal had to do with our European context.
Europe is a geography;
it is also a Social Project;
and we want to look deeper into the unique contribution of Europe in the world.
And how can we be pro-active out from AoH?
As you can see on this detail:
One of the questions that came out of the previous thread was:
What can AoH also be?
Out from this came this:
A o h o A o H
Art of Hosting on Art of Hosting
A fourth goal was named as:
to recognise ourselves as community of practice. This means:
Discover and agree on our domain and sought for impact
Form the community - the web of our relationships and response-abilities
Build our practice - activities to pursue, knowledge to document, etc.
Finally we came to a conclusion: We will do it!
May 2007
in de Heerlijckyt
Callers are Toke, Ria, and George
Co-convenors are:
Lieven, Simone, Jos,
Helen
and we want a harvest team!
If spiders unite, they can tie down a lion!
