Dear All
I have two queries re training of Art of Hosting (AoH)<http://www.artofhosting.org/>and its constituent conversational processes in universities. These relate to my being inspired by how AoH is being used in higher education in the US, particularly at the University of <http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/155523>Minnesota<http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/155523>(UMN) and at Ohio State University. See my posts of 26 August 2013 Re: [aoh] Cultivating Change in the Academy - an eBook from the University of Minnesota and of 18 September 2013 on 'The future of universities.' Having been university lecturer for most of my salaried professional life - including being a Senior Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University in the early 80s - I well recognise the wonderful difference this could make to the culture of higher education. And wish to introduce this into a particular university in Australia, to begin with. *Query 1- The role of the AoH practitioner* Do I understand correctly that it is, *in this kind of instance* to: (a) demonstrate the potential of AoH approaches to the realisation of the purposes of the institution. (b) provide training for staff and associates in order for them to be able and autonomous in taking the processes forward. (c) provide ongoing mentoring and coaching where appropriate for 'rolling out.' In my experience, primarily as a practitioner of Open Space Technology (OST) since 1994 and the World Cafe (TWC) since 1998, either separately or in combination, I have not trained 'clients' in their use. *Query 2 - Length of training in AoH and in its constituent components* Training in OST by people such as Lisa Heft, eg at the most recent annualWorld Open Space on Open Space (WOS)<http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.com/>took 3 days. Training in the WorldCafe (TWC) <http://www.theworldcafe.com/history.html>as offered by Amy Lenzo and colleagues also takes 3 days. And yet training in AoH which covers how to facilitate these two and more also is given in 3 days. Does it happen that people who have done the latter feel able and confident to be facilitate any of the components of AoH? Or do people within an organisation such as UMN adopt leading roles in, eg facilitating OST events? Looking forward to being enlightened. <smile> With good wishes to all for productive and fun enterprising in 2014. Go well Alan *Alan Stewart, PhD Facilitator of conversations that matter and participatory fun Based in Adelaide and operating throughout Austral-Asia* *Em: [email protected] <[email protected]> Web: www.multimindsolutions.com <http://www.multimindsolutions.com> (being updated)* *Mob: +61413848680 <%2B61413848680>* *Tw: @alpalstewart* *Blog: Conversare <http://conversare.net>* *Skype: alan.stewart326 Stand-up: http://www.takeoutcomedy.com/site/comedians/alan-stewart/ <http://www.takeoutcomedy.com/site/comedians/alan-stewart/>* *New e-book Time to converse - at the heart of human warmth <http://amzn.to/18dxS2P>*
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