An Art of Hosting Pattern Language

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A Pattern Language for the Art of Hosting

The Art of Hosting is not a methodological approach to hosting conversations. Rather it is a shared learning journey around patterns that make for creative and productive conversations that lead to highler levels of collective engagement and good work

In this pattern language we are especially looking at how specific patterns work with large-scale conversation-based change with living systems. Please feel free to contribute thoughts here. At this point we are in the phase of collecting information about these patterns, how they work and how they show up in meetings and conferences as well as in other parts of human social life. On the final link we are considering a pattern language template, which we can use to structure the patterns consistently once we have enough information on each.

If you have any questions please contact Chris Corrigan: chris@chriscorrigan.com

The model

Here is a link to a post on Chris Corrigan's weblog that describes this amalgamation of mental models and world views.

The Art of Calling

The Caller
The threshold of longing
Seeing and Sensing
Intention
Iterative Invitation
Discerning the Need
A Purpose
A Calling Question
The Poetic Principle
Clarity
The Core Team
Strange Attractors

The Art of Hosting
Morning Practice
Personal Silence
Curiosity
Generative Polarities
The Fire in the Centre
Self-organization
Maps
Breath
A Circle
A Talking Piece
Emergence
Cafe Tables
A Marketplace in a village
A Bulletin Board
Defining the Need
The Cafe
The Centrepiece
The Rim
Collective Silence
Divergent Thinking
The Groan Zone
Convergent Thinking
Checking In
Checking Out
Powerful Questions
The Small Group
The Large Group
A Team of Hosts
Conversation
Simple Instructions
Stop talking
Interviews
A walk outside
The coffee break
Letting go
The Host

Roles and Archetypes
Elder
Student
Storyteller
Butterfly
Bumblebee
Warrior
Midwife