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This 3-day training was held in Brisbane from November 25-27 2013, hosted by National Disability Services Queensland and supported by our Community of Practitioners. The workshop was a chance to explore Art of Hosting as a tool for system and organisational change, around the question: "How do we build the trust and confidence within our systems for collaborative action to flourish in service of our communities?" Download the invitation day 1 - stepping in This is a poetry harvest / reflection of Day 1, 25 November. Thanks Jane :) What a wonderful and inspiring first day - more to come! What makes your heart sing? Does anything make your heart sing? Silence....oh terrible, terrible silence Here's what makes my heart sing Oh, Thank god!!! Oh, you make my heart sing... Everything.. Music, learning, hearing, glimpsing that thing Disobedience, courageous righteousness I'm at a higher resonance The perfect wedding moment, Bridezilla upstaged Continues to delight - brings a smile to my face Simplicity, escaping complexity Beautiful nature, mother and her daughters Light coming in through the cracks Knowing doesn't rely on intellect Here to find a new way For everyone to have a place to belong People, doing that thing, that thing that they love, fully alive Beautiful or bad, tears in my eyes I matter most when we deeply engage Intimate conversation, human beings amaze Learn from the littlies Please get it! Literacy! Words perfectly formed and deep belly laughs Look up! you have moved! How far you have come! The bad guys, the good guys, broken things that need fixing Innocent humour and deep and strong feeling A grumpy old Yorkshireman who doesn't know who he is He has looked all over but doesn't know where it is The mosh pit, the young ones, the kings of Leon The joyous heart opening at the sound of the song Drunken singing, collective expression of joy There's love in Slovenia and there's a toy boy This is wrong, this is wrong, but I found a way in. Ordinary, extraordinary, no one thing I am an artist Creating, making, gardening Belonging with me makes my heart sing Guardian calls: today it's Mel She will ring the Bossy bell Four fold practice, walk with another Wake up to the world! Know yourself, know each other Wandering through the hallowed aisles In Coles and Aldi you could walk the miles I am my phone Keeps me all alone I swim in the sea And in the galaxy I watch your bodies They speak to me I hold my hands Dont let them free Hosts take your posts! Welcome to the cafe Questions within questions Did you get an oooo today? Uber you uber me, ah-ha-ah There is plenty you can do, and be Sit in quiet, find your learning edge Speak to the circle Or keep as a pledge Village news Practice, you! Forced participation? Never, except for you... In place of results, Harvesting is new Intentional Purpose and the Harvesters Coming soon to a circle near you We stand in line still alive Jan's a 10, but most 6.5 wicked questions Day 1, and we were exploring some of The Four Fold Practices through World Cafe. The result - some truly wicked questions! Round 1: We asked - How can I stay truly inspired to practice mindful conversations, and be curious about the outcome? The table harvest was: What's one question that would help take your learning about being hosted to another level?
How can I create opportunities for myself and others to do our best work together? The table harvest was: What's one question that would help take your learning about hosting others to another level?
What will it take to develop and sustain relationships to harness our collective wisdom? The table harvest was: What's one question that would help take your learning about co-creation to another level?
day 2 - stepping upday 3 - stepping out 
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What becomes possible when participatory processes are embedded in my work, my organisation, my community? View the invitation to this full day community of practitioners gathering at NDS Innovation Hub in Brisbane, on 18 November 2013. Our Open Space marketplace!  The final harvest!    Participatory Leaders in Action
Bundaberg 29 February 2012 Health & Communities Workforce Council hosted 42 people from the social services sector in Wide Bay / Burnett area for a day’s exploration of participatory leadership focusing on the Art of Hosting & Harvesting Conversations that Really Matter. Jan Ungerer (Workforce Council, Queensland), Monica Nissén (Denmark) and Mary Alice Arthur (New Zealand) were hosts. Read the harvest newsletter Here is the invite to our Community of Practitioners workshop on 31 July 2013 in Brisbane  About 20 practitioners from Queensland and Victoria gathered at the Innovation Hub at NDS in Lutwyche on 31 May for a full day workshop. The themes of learn, practice, share were woven into sessions to look deeper into the calling question: How do we create the conditions for participatory processes to continue to thrive in Queensland? There is great energy and we look forwarding to another practice day in November - stay tuned for details. You can take a look at the 31 July harvest here and in the picture below. 
Here is a harvest of the conversations at a Community of Practitoners event oShare a story about a time when connectedness and relationship were central to making something important happen:
Queensland Community of Practitioners gathering 30 November 2012 Who was there? Jane Geltch, Frank Martin, Tracey Jones, Elvene Whitehead, Sue-Ellen Weedon, Jan Ungerer, Michelle Phillips, Cate Houston, Penny Hamilton, John Turrisi, Wallis Westbrook, Mel Geltch, James Harvey. CHECK IN - What do you hope to get from today? Come together – recognised a common calling Lots of energy for the beauty of the process …. being together Magic happens ….. something you don’t expect …. and it’s beautiful Intention to hold today lightly In a learning phase Nice to have people say “we’ve always got your back” Wondered “How could this way of working ever thrive in the government sector?” …. And I’ve seen the exponential changes in my workplace Transformational tools Keep the wank factor out of it Amazes me how simple this stuff is ….. it brings about change I really like learning from people. I sit back and wish I was as good as other people ……. Stalking other people and seeing what they do. It’s about doing it differently Wake up with a smile on my face ….. I get to do this stuff full-time I need a bit of a fix ….. a stop, reconnect and a think Being human ….. being able to sit in those kinds of conversations …. Inspiring …. Energising “Clarity of purpose is the invisible leader” Listen with curiosity Fear and doing it anyway “What’s the risk if I don’t do it?” Trembling …. The point of no return A pairs process asked us to share a story of when everything was in flow. Here's the harvest:
Focussing on the calling question... "what do you love enough to bring into being for yourself and this community of practitioners?" - where is the energy and how can this CoP support this? Small groups took 3 ideas and used action planning templates to explore the ideas further, and come back to the group to share. Here are the results: Phase one of Uniting Care Community's preparation for the National Disability Insurance Scheme culminated in two major workshops in April 2013.
The first, a two day Sensemaking event, saw more than 200 people respond to the question: “How do we build our capacity as an organisation and as individuals to respond creatively and sustainably to the future under the NDIS?” The purpose of the workshop was to collectively make sense of the challenges and possibilities ahead, in order to inform phase two of the work – the implementation phase. The second three-day workshop, attended by 132 people (including a few from outside UCC), was a Participatory Leadership workshop which aimed to build participatory process skills and practice within UCC. Read the harvest newsletter - thanks Penny Hamilton for sharing it with us! See an explanation of what participatory leadership is by Valmae Rose on page 5 - it might help in your organisation :) |
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