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 ===== About the community ===== ===== About the community =====
  
-We are a community of practitioners hosting participatory and transformative processes. For now, we'll call ourselves simply "the hosting community", but (soon!) we will come up with a better name and a clearer description of who we are and why we exist. +We are a community of practitioners hosting participatory and transformative processes, [[history|spun-off]] from FoAM's [[:/hosting craft]] training and other hosting activities, which - over the years - evolved into a unique "hosting culture". For now, we'll call ourselves simply "the hosting community", but (soon!) [[people|we]] will come up with a better name and a clearer description of who we are and why we exist.  
  
-The uniqueness of the group lies in:+{{>http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/24455805664/in/album-72157664078408459/ ?maxwidth=800}}\\ 
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 +The uniqueness of the community lies in:
   * its' diversity,    * its' diversity, 
   * depth and authenticity (it isn't just about knowing (branded) methods),    * depth and authenticity (it isn't just about knowing (branded) methods), 
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   * willingness to openly share successes and failures in a group;    * willingness to openly share successes and failures in a group; 
   * we exist in the "interspace beyond flemishness"   * we exist in the "interspace beyond flemishness"
-  * a good mix of front-women and those who prefer to be behind the scenes, assisting (without the full weight of responsibility)+  * a good mix of front-wo/men and those who prefer to be behind the scenes, assisting (without the full weight of responsibility)
   * openness to being playful and bringing playfulness to 'adults' and professional contexts.    * openness to being playful and bringing playfulness to 'adults' and professional contexts. 
   * integration of multiple ways of knowing (analytical, synthetic, creative, bodily and energetic/spiritual, etc.); we dare to go where others fear to tread...   * integration of multiple ways of knowing (analytical, synthetic, creative, bodily and energetic/spiritual, etc.); we dare to go where others fear to tread...
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   * we all enjoy the "magic" of designing things together   * we all enjoy the "magic" of designing things together
   * access to widespread cross-sectorial and international networks   * access to widespread cross-sectorial and international networks
-  * beyond process facilitation: the Hosts can mentor, coach, innovate, hold space, enable, empower, and are all experts in [[http://ask.metafilter.com/283189/Emotional-Labor-Checklist-Self-Assessment|emotional labour]]+  * beyond process facilitation: the hosting community can mentor, coach, innovate, hold space, enable, empower, and are experts in [[http://ask.metafilter.com/283189/Emotional-Labor-Checklist-Self-Assessment|emotional labour]]
   * ...   * ...
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 +==== Expectations ====
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 +... and intentions:
 +  * Yearning, Learning, Earning (and connecting)
 +  * Community for Contemporary Contemplation and Celebration
 +  * Creating a place/organisation where I/we can co-grow on our professional path, where we can put into the world the things we’ve learned and experienced and "mold" them into a meaningful product or service
 +  * To become a self-sustaining, diverse, supportive community able to work in different, fluid constellations with a range of individuals and groups
 +  * Connecting personal with societal (or systemic) grounded in artistic/cultural sensibilities
 +  * To support multistakeholder groups to work together (and transform), influencing wider systems
 +  * To encourage, enable and facilitate "unholy alliances" of people committed to work together in the long term
 +  * To create peak experiences (rituals, "total experiences", celebrations…) as well as function as guides through the "forests" of daily life (transitions, challenges, dis-ease…)
 +  * To apply holistic methods of group dynamics to our own group
 +  * To learn more about various strands that are our group synergy
 +  * To design four-fold "ensemble synergy" 3 quartets, 1 "director/conductor"
 +  * To select 'help gifts' among us - "solo synergy". Quite specific + one on one, like a study.
 +  * Important to have a community of practice/supervisory group where we can connect back to!
 +  * Miracles, smiles, energy
 +  * Exercise by the side of the experienced
 +  * Safety and trust
 +  * New horizons
 +  * Wild plans that energise
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 +==== Present and future ====
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 +[[june_2016#kpu|What do we know, assume and not know about the hosting community?]]
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 +[[june_2016#key_factors|Key factors to influence (evolution of) the community]]
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 +[[june_2016#drivers_of_change|Macrotrends, forces and drivers of change]]
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 +[[june_2016#umbrellyfish|What would the best possible future of our community look like?]]
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 ==== Three approaches ==== ==== Three approaches ====
  
-From a wide range of needs and offers we distilled three complementary approaches, all of which allow us to support, inspire and learn from each other, in different ways. A chest of drawers, where we can pick-and-choose collaborators depending on what each of us is doing at the time; A process design lab, where we can support each other in learning and testing new participatory processes; A hosting culture studio, focusing on connecting between personal experiences and wider societal patterns. +From a wide range of needs and offers of individual members, we distilled three complementary approaches, all of which allow us to support, inspire and learn from each other, in different ways. The simplest yet effective approach is to see our community as a //chest of drawers//, where we can pick-and-choose collaborators and advisors depending on what each of us is doing at the time. A //process design lab// is a more involved approach to community development, where we can support each other in learning and testing new participatory processes. Finally, seeing the community as a //hosting culture studio//, would allow us to create our own unique programmes, focusing on connecting personal experiences with wider societal patterns. 
  
 === Chest of drawers ===  === Chest of drawers === 
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 ==== Collective Identity ==== ==== Collective Identity ====
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 +{{>http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/24790872320/in/album-72157664078408459/}}\\
  
 === Dreams === === Dreams ===
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   * Connecting past, present and future   * Connecting past, present and future
   * Make ideas happen   * Make ideas happen
-  * Diversity and trans-disciplinarily+  * Diversity and transdisciplinarity
   * Unexpected happy-endings   * Unexpected happy-endings
   * Non-linearity’s   * Non-linearity’s
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 === Nightmares === === Nightmares ===
-  * Cynicism, overcritical, overrational, disconnected, disengaged, demotivated groups (emotional vampires)+  * Cynicism, overly critical, overly rational, disconnected, disengaged, demotivated groups (emotional vampires)
   * Superficiality   * Superficiality
   * Unrealistic goals   * Unrealistic goals
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 === Head === === Head ===
  
-principles and values+Principles and values
   * Healing, personal growth, spirituality   * Healing, personal growth, spirituality
   * Transition, creating positive impact and growth   * Transition, creating positive impact and growth
   * Generating energy, systemic change, sustainable, ecological practices   * Generating energy, systemic change, sustainable, ecological practices
   * Holistic practice, pantheistic, non-anthropocentric approaches, cross-sectorial, cross-cultural, cross-generational bridging   * Holistic practice, pantheistic, non-anthropocentric approaches, cross-sectorial, cross-cultural, cross-generational bridging
-  * Openness and curiosity, generosity, slowness, experimentation, make music matter+  * Openness and curiosity, generosity, slowness, experimentation 
 +  * Make music (and other arts) matter
  
  
 === Hart === === Hart ===
-passions and interest (Ingrid’s hart reflects the mind)+ 
 +Passions and interest (Ingrid’s hart reflects the mind)
   * Storytelling and symbolism   * Storytelling and symbolism
   * Spirituality and spiritual healing (bodywork and contemplation)   * Spirituality and spiritual healing (bodywork and contemplation)
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   * Nature, plants   * Nature, plants
  
-===Arms and legs=== +=== Skin ===
  
-strength hand muscle to  be completed+Feminine, agile, comfortable, soft, perky, proud, strong, adaptive, spacious, elegantly practical, playful, cheerful, light, deep, calming, sparkly, with colourful accents 
 + 
 +===Arms & legs===  
 + 
 +Strength, hands, muscles (see uniqueness at the top of this page)
  
 === Feet === === Feet ===
  
-future directions +Future directions  
-  * Multisensory, total experiences (mind-body integration, zinnestrelend) +  * Multisensory, total experiences (mind-body integration, //zinnestrelend//) 
-  * Cross sector experiments and creative processes (nurturing creativity, focusing perceptions, enabling change, unexpected happy endings, social innovation)+  * Cross-sectorial experiments and creative processes (nurturing creativity, focusing perceptions, enabling change, unexpected happy endings, social innovation)
   * Life-changing courses (personal and professional growth)   * Life-changing courses (personal and professional growth)
   * Retreats (nature, landscapes, sense of joy)   * Retreats (nature, landscapes, sense of joy)
  
 === Womb === === Womb ===
-  * Pregnant with…. (to be continued in April)+  * Pregnant with… possible [[activities]]
  
 +If...
  
-=== If... === +IF "BILL" (the community) WOULD BE AN….HE/SHE WOULD BE A:
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-IF BILL WOULD BE AN….HE/SHE WOULD BE A:+
   * Animal: dog, snake, owl   * Animal: dog, snake, owl
   * Plant: daisy, tree, oak, succulent moss   * Plant: daisy, tree, oak, succulent moss
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   * If Bill would have a better name it would be….   * If Bill would have a better name it would be….
   * Ingrid????  To be continued….   * Ingrid????  To be continued….
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