The title, “The Art of Hosting”, might bring Martha Stewart to mind, but that would be a different connotation from the one I have just encountered. There is a site, www.artofhosting.org, that focuses on holding conversations that matter. One page summarized the essentials of what it takes to have good conversations about what matters most to us:
Essentials
* live now what future you want to create
* be in the present
* do not host it alone – be a good team of hosts
* focus on questions that matters
* go into conversation about what really matters by listening deeply to each other – beyond the words
* allow all voices to be heard so the collective intelligence can surface
* co host a good process that allows everyone to learn about themselves – each other & the purpose
* harvest good essences
* do not act before clarity & wisdom have come
* do not fear chaos – it is creative space where the new order can be born
* go through your fear however it manifests
Please visit this site & see if it inspires you, as well! Were we to approach group dynamics, listening skills, & leadership skills with these essentials in mind, what might we achieve? More. Much more.