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 The central question for every facilitator whether in a futuring workshop or any other participatory session is //how to host a group conversation where everyone's voice is heard, the outcome is shared, the vision arising from the conversations is collective and the group is committed to realising it?//  The central question for every facilitator whether in a futuring workshop or any other participatory session is //how to host a group conversation where everyone's voice is heard, the outcome is shared, the vision arising from the conversations is collective and the group is committed to realising it?// 
  
-There are no recipes that will make every conversation a good one, as there are too many variables, including your own personality and history and the diverse characters and backgrounds of the participants (See also [[integral futures]]). Aside from the unpredictability of the situation, hosting conversations is a craft, which can only be learned through practice and can take many shapes and forms. All that said, there are a few basic forms which can be applied in many of the techniques and methods mentioned in the Futurist Fieldguide: the monologue, dialogue, the triads and the circle. Each of the forms is suitable for a particular type of conversation: individual contemplation draws out the deeper personal information; a dialogue is intimate, a triad is active, breakout groups diverse and a circle tends to be unifying.((test footnote)) +There are no recipes that will make every conversation a good one, as there are too many variables, including your own personality and history and the diverse characters and backgrounds of the participants (See also [[integral futures]]). Aside from the unpredictability of the situation, hosting conversations is a craft, which can only be learned through practice and can take many shapes and forms. All that said, there are a few basic forms which can be applied in many of the techniques and methods mentioned in the Futurist Fieldguide: the monologue, dialogue, the triads and the circle. Each of the forms is suitable for a particular type of conversation: individual contemplation draws out the deeper personal information; a dialogue is intimate, a triad is active, breakout groups diverse and a circle tends to be unifying.
  
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 +  * [[http://www.meadowlark.co/images/pdfs/hosting_in_a_hurry_version_1.0.pdf|Hosting in a hurry]]
   * [[:/hosting_craft|Hosting Craft]]   * [[:/hosting_craft|Hosting Craft]]
   * [[http://artofhosting.ning.com/page/core-art-of-hosting-practices|Core Art of Hosting Practices]]   * [[http://artofhosting.ning.com/page/core-art-of-hosting-practices|Core Art of Hosting Practices]]
-  * [[http://www.natural-innovation.net/our-toolkit/|Collaborative Innovation Guide]] by Simone Poutnik and Hendrik Tiessinga 
-  * [[http://www.berkana.org/pdf/Hosting_in_a_Hurry.pdf|Hosting in a hurry]] 
  
  

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