===== The Hosts Index Cards ===== {{>http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/17323420305/ ?maxwidth=800}}\\ ---- ==== Maja ==== == Element == * Fire, Water == Punchline == Tough fairy, bright priestess (stoere fee, heldere priesteres) == Sound == Warm draught == Goddess/Totem == * Kali == Interests == * Contemplative practices (meditation, including rituals) * Futuring * Pantheistic, non-anthropocentric processes * Total experiences == Skills == * Design * Research * Framing * Keeping overview (big picture) * Summarizing * (Visual) harvesting * Multilingual hosting (4/5 languages) * Public speaking * Mentoring * Writing * Hands on: working with food and audiovisual media * Carrying movements * Harvesting insights * Penetrating visions * Nurturing experimentation * Boldly going ... * Deep knowing * Explaining complicated processes in simple terms * 'Meditation' at the start > create energy field between facilitators * Preparation! * Safety (create space & atmosphere) == Experience == * Concept and programme development * Short & long processes (all aspects, different group sizes, hands-on and discussions, co-creation...) * Transdisciplinary, transsectorial and intercultural design * Experience and transmedia design * Meditation * Sectors: arts, science, engineering, policy, business, environment, medical, communities == Sectors == * Cross-sectorial * Cross-generational * Cross-cultural == Nightmares == * Homogeneous unmotivated groups who take much for granted and give nothing (vampires) == Dreams == * Transformational, long-term relationships and life-changing experiences (from one person to the whole world) ---- ==== Stevie ==== == Element/Goddess/Totem == * Sound == Punchline == Musical teleportation from the Middle Ages == Sound == Airy (ijl) == Interests == * Commercial sector * Patronage == Skills == * ‘Composing’ > nurturing creativity * Improvisation * Tuning in and making the best of people * Passionate Teaching/mentoring > to make music makers & make you into an active 'musician' * Leadership * Surprising * Unleashing energy * Enchanting == Experience == * Cross-sector bridging * Broadcasting * Presentation/performance > create beauty * Teaching/mentoring == Sectors == * Women * Spirituality == Nightmares == Noise pollution == Dreams == * Make music matter * Connection with our past to build the future * Drone * Hurdy gurdy ---- ==== Eva DG ==== == Element/Goddess/Totem == == Punchline == Playful pixie pours her sharp look into words (speelse elf giet haar scherpe blik in woorden) == Sound == Drone == Associations == Bowden - Dhal (??) == Interests == * Personal growth * Healing * Walking/nature * Meditation * Rituals * Ecology * New systems * Holistic approaches * Serendipity == Skills == * Facilitation/ hosting * Coaching * Project management * Communication * Social design * Writing * Humor * Openness * Curiosity for anything * Making connections * Friendly challenging ('sparring') * Bubbling people skills * Momentum * Making an experience * Impact in a different way * Sense of joy * Not scared of expressing == Experience == * Creative writing * Hosting * Curating * P2P * Facilitation == Sectors == * Arts * Maker culture * Transition Movement * Cross-sectoral = interesting == Nightmares == ActionReaction without bigger picture or compassion == Dreams == Collaboration and connection ---- ==== Eva P ==== == Element == Water == Goddess/Totem == Cerridwen == Punchline == An oak with a mossy coat (een eik met een jas van mos) == Sound == Pulsating == Interests == * Sustainability & transition/change * Crafts & self-sufficiency * Nature-based spirituality (animism) * Things esoteric (sacred geometry, tarot, dreams, healing, …) * Structuring knowledge * Plants & trees, wild foraging * Plant lore & symbolism, mythology * Ancestorial history of Western Europe (Celts, Germanic culture) and ancient history in general * Music * Intuition & instinct * Helping people to reconnect to the power/strength within * Coaching == Skills == * Language & communication (finding words; translating complex matter into comprehensive words) * Symbolical interpretation (the story behind people’s lives and experiences) & reading nature * Helicopter view * Connecting, inspiring & reassuring people * Creative thinking * The ability to put things into perspective and to make fun of yourself (zelfrelativering) * Vulnerability (in one-to-one conversations/ in taking initiative / in bringing things into the world) * Making sustainable choices & looking for sustainable options * Listening * Smile that makes people smile * Taking into account the energy of others * Open * Tengle with space, the surrounding, people * Taking care * Inspiring to look for alternative/for making differences * Actively looking for knowledge == Experience == * Communication: writing short/to-the-point texts, blogging, facebook * Druid rituals * Writing/making a book, a calendar/holiday booklet (Nieuwsblad) * Structuring information (artist database BAM/Kunstenpunt) * Editing (correcting) * Gardening == Sectors == * Profit * Pioneering groups * Open-hearted, sensitive people who see the magic in small things == Nightmares == * Facilitating loud, over-critical people who cannot hear the heart speaking * Unrealistic expectations and a heavy responsibility on my shoulders * Cynical, destructive companies/people * Disconnection and a feeling of abandonedness == Dreams == * Working towards a society/community where everyone remembers their ‘connection’ (to nature, to the cosmos/the spirit, …) and we act from that connection * Sharing and offering ideas and watch or help them grow * A healed earth ---- ==== Rasa ==== == Element/Goddess/Totem == == Sound == Click == Punchline == Radiantly misguiding (Zet je stralend op het verkeerde been) == Interests == * Interested in everything that grows (bacteria, kids, trees, …) * Time-related thins * Alternative methods * Experiments == Skills == * Generating energy * Cooking * Surprise elements * Opening people up * Hands-on, bodily kind of things * Assisting * Supporting * Hosting * Photographical documentation * Mentoring * Costume design as a part of the setting * Aesthetic touch * Making people experience different things * Sensuality (tear drop) * playing * Balancing (body, mind, belly > very centered) * Comforting, putting people at ease * Artistic guidance * Thinking out of the box * Cultural difference to bring to the present * Inspiring by bringing different experience * Good with kids == Experience == * Dance * Choreography * Guiding and designing workshops * Teaching * Cooking * Gardening > plants and spices * Mentoring * Hunting for loose ends == Sectors == == Nightmares == == Dreams == * Small steps with small groups * Long-term relationships * Activities that matter ---- ==== Kathleen ==== == Element/Goddess/Totem == Earth/fire == Punchline == Earthly satyr and bright shaman (aardse plaaggeest en heldere sjamaan) == Sound == Rustle (knisperen) == Interests == * Transition (processes) > micro>macro * Bodywork/healing * Spirituality * Social entrepreneurship * Peer learning * Systemic (change == Skills == * Facilitating * Empowering * Listening > summarizing * Connecting * Cooking * Humor * Homeliness * Self-connected and grounded * Focus on the process (hence: empowering & facilitating) * Self-assurance * Vigor (daadkracht) * Calmness and purposefulness (goal-orientedness) in difficult processes * Quickly grasping the purpose * Egoless creativity * Team spirit * Engaging the people (from all ways of life) * Lightening situations * Brave & courageous * Overview & relying on each other == Experience == * Levuur/art of hosting: participatory processes * Sociale innavtiefabriek: coaching entrepreneurs, designing workshops, facilitating peer learning * Vooruit: ‘team’work, initiating chang process * Personal growth: burn out, resigning * Life changing courses: matrix, Joanna Macy, Theory U, bodywork == Sectors == == Nightmares == Superficially going through the motion == Dreams == Deep impact ---- ==== Barbara ==== == Element == Air/Fire == Goddess/Totem == Snake (metamorphosis, transformation, healing of others) == Punchline == Deadly gracious (dodelijk gracieus) == Sound == Undulate == Interests == * (social) rituals * Non-acknowledged loss * Healing * Funerals & Artistic practice * Soul midwifery * Transition & Sustainable practices * Storytelling * Spirituality * Constellations * Personal Growth == Skills == * Imagination * Design * Research * Holding the space, flow, people, organization * Writing * Listening * Hosting & Connecting people * Honest * Warmth & vulnerability * Fragility without drama * Storytelling * Diplomatic skills, but not forgetting your own stands * Changer (veranderaar) * Disarming * Leader + charisma * Sees magic in the small things * A spirit that follows non-linear tracks (in creating) * Gentle (in the space, with the voice) * Self-assurance * Noticing value in other peoples creations and bring that up * Searching for more * Sensing the smallest change and adapting to that * Away from the concreteness of the pure form and deeply engaged with the content * Centered, has the capacity to noting slowly and wait until the right moment comes. She trusts that signs will show her the way. == Experience == * Curating/making programs * Moderating * Creating new rituals * Teaching * Workshops for kids == Sectors == * Everywhere progressive people with green mind & heart are looking for alternatives * Education/arts * Hospitals => social sector & caretakers == Nightmares == Burn-out == Dreams == Small drops changing the form of the rock ---- ==== Luea ==== == Element == Earth / Water == Totem == Dolphin == Goddess == Isis == Interests == * Societal Change and Transformation Processes * Regeneration and Systemic Approach * Being with Nature * The intangables and invisibles * Spaces were healing can emerge * The power of being together * Concioussness held and nourished by the whole * Emergence and the Unknown * Surrender and Trust * Healthy Business and wholistic Economy Approaches == Skills == * Facilitation * Systemic Constellation * Listening and Holding Space * Healing and Creating Rituals for Threshold moments * Curating * Sensing and navigating with the bigger picture and complexity * Conflict resolution * Innovation Methodes: Dragon Dreaming, Theory U, Art of Hosting, indigenious Approach * Working with Places - Georelations * Going deep, embracing shadows * Connecting and bridging * Gardening and Cooking == Experience == * Curating * Creating Programs and Trainings/Co-Learning Spaces * Holding short & long term processes for individuals and groups * Project Organisation and Managment * Social Innovation/inclusive Process for Communities and Organisations * International Collaboration * Personal Work == Sectors == * Trans-sectorial (Arts, Community and Organisational Development, Business/Social Entrepreneurship, Bottom-Up Initiatives, Sustainability ) * Trans-National/Cultural == Dreams == Co-Creation of all Life supporting Environments == Nightmares == Being stuck together in destructive patterns ---- ==== Vali ==== == Element / Goddess / Interests == People . Design . Innovation == Skills == * Inspire people to Think differently * Ignite action in teams to Work together to * Create positive Impact and growth == Experience == * Cross-sector, Cross-country, cross-professional and generational cultures * Working in Europe, USA, Africa and Asia * Programme Design and Coaching * Executive and Team Coaching * Certified Geek, including PhD, patents and innovations * Versed in business language, including MBA * Teaching Computer Science, in Africa and Europe * Teaching Leadership . Design . Innovation in business schools == Sectors == * Business, NGO and Cultural sectors * Engineering, Science, Pharmaceutical, Art, Media == Dreams == * Make Ideas Happen * The Innovation Consultancy == Nightmares == ---- ==== Nik ==== == Element == == God/Totem == == Interests == == Skills == == Experience == == Sectors == == Dreams == == Nightmares == ---- ==== Michka ==== == Element == * Earth, fire == Totem == * Mountain bear == Interests == * Breathtaking landscapes * Inspiring stories * Alternating enthusiasm-driven frenzy and slow quietness * Simple mind-shifting concepts and theories * Fireside chats about life and related topics * Making my heart beat through hiking or biking * Organizations emancipating their members * Challenging my mental models * Growing and/or making stuff * (Herbal) tea * Saucisson & cheese == Skills == * Performing scientific experiments * Reading scientific literature * Getting inspired by nature, and helping other people do so * Building up simple prototypes * Fitting in many different contexts * Bringing exo-insights to given contexts * Working as a scientist with designers and artists == Experience == * (Action) Research * Cross-discipline co-creation * Boring Microsoft-Office-based tasks * Facilitation * Designers-scientists collaboration * Science for artists * A little bit of futurology (GBN/2x2) * All of the above == Sectors == * Biology * Biotechnology * Bioengineering * Citizen science & technology * (Bio-)design * (Bio-)art == Nightmares == * Violence bursts rooting in misunderstanding, mean stupidity and absence of curiosity * Banality of evil * Collapse * War == Dreams == * Thriving abundance and diversity * Dynamic equilibrium * Perfect matches * Unexpected happy-ending non-linearities * (More facilitation) ---- ==== Alkan ==== == Element == == God/Totem == == Interests == == Skills == == Experience == == Sectors == == Dreams == == Nightmares == ---- ==== Lies ==== == Element == Earth == Goddess/Totem == Turtle (slow but steady, seemingly from another era observing the world) == Punchline == Incessantly slow moving (onophoudelijk traag bewegen) == Sound == * Wise wisperer * Has a voice that makes ou want to listen, a voice that 'sings' in speaking (in tones) == Interests == * language (form and content) * philosophy, sociology * yoga == Skills == * observing * conversing * writing * drawing * sleeping * Generous * Understands * Can be practical in terms of how to make an idea into reality (practice) * Listening + christallizing the important * Long-time concentration * Encouraging people * Translates any experience into words without being afraid of being personal * Deep and growing connection to nature * Bringing people to higher level * Eye for teaching * Ability to be silent * Wonderful mother * Guiding meeetings - to make everyone included * Education and the arts * To see the attractiveness in something like mathematics or Sanskrit grammar == Experience == * editing, translating, writing * organizing * facilitating group assessment * mothering * living == Sectors == * the arts * education * real life == Dreams == * to live in the gift, to believe in abundance == Nightmares == * to be stuck in a place (cf. U Turn by Oliver Stone) ----