SHARED PURPOSE. SHARED LEARNING. SHARED WORK.
​A GATHERING OF THE SECTORS

In times of great complexity, there are no simple solutions. Knowing this: 
How do we begin building and sustaining collaborations across sectors that leverage resources, deepen relationships and create greater impact?

We find our way through complexity when we engage our whole selves and invite in the whole system. It is then that we discover our fullest potential to collaboratively lead forward together, and to uncover solutions that no one person or organization can accomplish on their own. What are the conditions needed for true multi-sector collaboration to thrive? 

In this 3-day "Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter" training, sometimes called "participatory leadership", you'll learn and practice models, methodologies, and skills designed to enliven the potential of any engagement, whether in a team or across sectors. You'll have the opportunity to practice “hosting conversations” using dialogue-based methodologies that are designed for working with complex challenges. These methods help to access the collective intelligence of a group so that new solutions can be discovered in truly collaborative ways. This practice  recognizes strategic dialogue as a driver for collaboration, development, and change. 

Who can participate? Anyone who wants to develop collaboration and participation skills - public service professionals,  entrepreneurs, social innovators, NGOs, leaders in business, educators - anyone seeking new ways of coming together in service to something larger than ourselves.

​Groups using the Art of Hosting practice report better decision-making, more efficient and effective capacity building, and greater ability to quickly respond to change. People who experience the Art of Hosting typically say that they walk away feeling more empowered and able to collaborate effectively with more desirable outcomes.

The Art of Hosting - Four-Fold Practice from Kevin McKeever on Vimeo.

We'll share our approach to sustaining collaborative ways of working, which we call the Four-Fold Practice. ​​

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This approach to collaboration is having a powerful impact around the world: in the European Commission, where thousands have been trained, at Swarowski in Switzerland, at Jyske Bank in Denmark, in every municipality in Sweden, in the healthcare system of Columbus, Ohio, and in countless communities, universities, nonprofits, businesses, and cross-sector initiatives.

Meet the Team

Your hosting team has developed their experience of multi-sector collaborative work over the decades. ​We teach, train and utilize participatory leadership practices in the work that we do.
Katie Boone  |  ​Tracy Chaplin  |  Myron Lowe  |  Joe Bartmann
Quanita Roberson  |  Jamie Harvie  |  Sue Keely

Minnesota Humanities Center

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