Participatory Leadership Training
Are you looking to work in a way that has deeper meaning for you? Work that makes a difference in the world, is personally fulfilling and financially sustainable.
Is your organisation facing change and in need of a new way forward?
Are you wishing to collaborate and be more interconnected? To scale up your ideas and your work in the world?
Then this training is for you!
Is your organisation facing change and in need of a new way forward?
Are you wishing to collaborate and be more interconnected? To scale up your ideas and your work in the world?
Then this training is for you!
How do we do more collaborative and meaningful work so that our organisations, projects and communities can thrive?
There is no time like now. We’re living in an increasingly changing, complex and unpredictable world. While uncertainty grows, pressure for immediate results seams to increase, overwhelming and disconnecting people, increasing turnover and compromising the long term sustainability of our collective efforts, At the same time many of us are feeling the call to do work that makes a difference, work that is meaningful, fulfilling and that we can make a living from. However stepping into this takes courage and involves risk.
Our team is seeking new ways of working more collaboratively in authentic partnership. We have designed this training to offer some new approaches and perspectives on finding and sustaining meaningful work that makes a difference to our communities, our teams, our organisations, our county and our planet.
Our team is seeking new ways of working more collaboratively in authentic partnership. We have designed this training to offer some new approaches and perspectives on finding and sustaining meaningful work that makes a difference to our communities, our teams, our organisations, our county and our planet.
"This is the best training I have had in the 20 years I have worked in the European Commission." - Senior manager in the European Commission
What is participatory leadership?
Participatory Leadership is a practice based on methods and mental models that together create the right conditions for all the ideas, opinions and skills of a group of people to emerge in a creative way, especially when new solutions are needed. It is the outcome of a 15-year process aiming at the development of its theoretical base as well as its practical application worldwide –and it is offered by an international network of practitioners and consultants. Participatory Leadership is based on self-organization principles, participation and non-linear solutions with an emphasis on individual and collective progress.
Art of Hosting Sofia is part of the international Art of Hosting network and offers Art of Hosting/Participatory Leadership trainings in Bulgaria (in collaboration with international practitioners).
Participatory Leadership is a practice based on methods and mental models that together create the right conditions for all the ideas, opinions and skills of a group of people to emerge in a creative way, especially when new solutions are needed. It is the outcome of a 15-year process aiming at the development of its theoretical base as well as its practical application worldwide –and it is offered by an international network of practitioners and consultants. Participatory Leadership is based on self-organization principles, participation and non-linear solutions with an emphasis on individual and collective progress.
Art of Hosting Sofia is part of the international Art of Hosting network and offers Art of Hosting/Participatory Leadership trainings in Bulgaria (in collaboration with international practitioners).
What to expect?
Your hosting team is a group of experienced trainers and entrepreneurs working in participation theory and practice worldwide who are themselves inquiring and experimenting with creating meaningful work through collaboration.
Some examples of our recent work include:
- Theory, methods and practical tools that can help you to create work which is meaningful for you, your stakeholders and the whole eco-system.
- Laboratory for practicing collaboration where you can bring your ideas, projects and challenges to work on, co create with others and to find ways to apply the learning in your own contexts after the training.
- A space for meeting people with similar values and ideas and learning from their stories and experiences.
Your hosting team is a group of experienced trainers and entrepreneurs working in participation theory and practice worldwide who are themselves inquiring and experimenting with creating meaningful work through collaboration.
Some examples of our recent work include:
- Working with corporations, non-profit organisations and governmental institutions to help them create shared visions for strategic development
- Designing and leading long-term participatory processes with various stakeholders
- Deciding to create our own meaningful work and taking the financial risks of creating and collaborating to develop it
“The Art of Hosting training opened my eyes to the possibilities and power that can be harnessed when a space for honest, open dialogue is created.”
- Art of Hosting participant
Hosting team
Maria Scordialos
Maria has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Southampton University, UK. She grew up in the international environment of the United Nations, living in Congo, Guinea, India, Nepal, and the United States. Maria’s work focuses on creating participatory processes that invite people from all backgrounds to have conversations that matter. She designs gatherings, trainings, and longer-term initiatives that provide the opportunity for public engagement, organizational development, systemic change with long-term impact. Her focus, at this time of world wide crisis, is on we fundamentally reframing our leadership, governance and systems in order to create new ways of living and working. Maria has diverse experience such as working as a Corporate Director in Local Government in the UK, founded her own successful consulting company since 2002, co-initiated the Art of Hosting, www.artofhosting.org, and works world wide & in Greece for European Institutions, local government, private and non profit organizations, as well as in local social innovation initiatives. Maria has an enterprising spirit with a social consciousness that researches new ways of living and working. She has co-founded the Living Wholeness Institute, the SIZ in Greece, AoH Athens and Axladitsa-Avatakia a place of learning with nature in Pelion, Greece.
Linda Joy Mitchell
Linda is a process artist, crafting and hosting meetings, retreats, trainings and spaces for collective and whole system transformation. A collaborator at heart, a connector of people and ideas, a teacher of living systems and citizen engagement, she brings a therapeutic and systemic lens to her coaching and mentoring work. With over 30 years of experience, Linda co stewards the Art of Hosting globally and have practiced her hosting and design work both within the EU institutions and within many social change and activist movements. www.lindajoymitchell.org.uk
Odysseas Velentzas
Odysseas is a coach-facilitator and host of participatory processes. He is facilitating a variety of tools based on organizational learning, systems thinking approach and a range of participatory processes for business, social enterprises and Institutions in a range of large scale transformative work to team coaching and strategic planning. He is co-founder of Process Makers, a pioneer consulting company in Greece in the field of Participatory Leadership, Graphic Facilitation and systemic transformation. http://processmakers.gr/
Anna Dimitrova
Anna works at the intersection of business and social impact for over 10 years as a leader and consultant of ambitious projects in France, England, and Egypt. Anna applies the methods of participation in her work with large companies (PwC Egypt) and international organizations (GIZ, European Commission) as well as with the start-up entrepreneurs and communities. Since 2013 she works with leading incubators for social entrepreneurs in London and Cairo on building better processes and services. She directly supported a total of over 20 start-up social entrepreneurs in their strategic development. Anna is a practitioner in the Art of Hosting network since 2012 and has actively contributed to the introduction of the practice in Bulgaria. Anna has a BA in Political science from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and an MA in Social economics and entrepreneurship from the Université Lumière Lyon 2. She is a co founder of Open Space - a collective of practitioners in Bulgaria.
Anton Valkov
Anton has 10 years of international experience as a consultant, entrepreneur and project manager in the fields of youth, sustainable development, and organizational change. Having lived and worked on various projects in Europe and Latin America, he contributes with a wide range of skills and perspectives related to organizational development, group dynamics, and strategic planning. He is a leading practitioner in the Art of Hosting community in Bulgaria, he is also an author, and host of a number of training formats. In 2014 he returned to live in his native Plovdiv, where he is one of the creators of Otsreshta - a social innovation space. Anton holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a Master's degree in leadership towards sustainable development. He is a co founder of Open Space - a collective of practitioners in Bulgaria.
Atanas Genkov
Atanas has 10 years of international experience in designing and delivering learning experiences on personal development, participatory leadership and strategic sustainability. He has created more than 200 training courses in more than 20 countries around the world. Currently he is working on training projects in Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. Atanas deeply cares for people and their learning, thus his trainings are infused with passion and attention. His approach involves working with the bigger system and he aims at change and transformation at both personal and professional level. Atanas has been an Art of Hosting practitioner since 2014. He holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (BTH, Karlskrona, Sweden) and has a background in virtual and experiential learning. He loves writing, travelling and spending time in nature. www.linkedin.com/in/atanasgenkov
Zlatina Tsvetkova
Zlatina designs processes that help creators, impact makers and entrepreneurs to connect with the deeper purpose of what they do, to master their collaborative and learning skills, to grow and communicate authentically the purpose and mission of their organisations. In the last 8 years she has been using participatory learning, storytelling, dancing, design thinking, and Art of Hosting methodologies to create learning spaces, build communities and meaningful connections between people, fields and contexts. Her experience in entrepreneurship and dancing, combined with her education in Business and Lifelong Learning, create her unique multidisciplinary approach towards communication, learning and innovation. Her mastery is her ability to empathically understand, strategically connect, and encourage people with ideas that need action. She believes that powerful relationships, authentic communication and collaborative work are at the heart of meaningful work and creation. www.linkedin.com/in/zlatinatsvetkova
Maya Ivanova
Maya has a BA in English Studies and an MA in Media, Communication, Culture from a tri-national university program, based in Bulgaria, Germany and France. Her professional background includes employments in the field of Education, External Communications, Customer Service, Translation and Interpretation. Maya was fully trained in the methodology of Art of Hosting during her traineeship at the European Commission in Brussels. She has since participated in the design and hosting of more than a dozen events in Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy. Maya believes meaningful conversations start with the patience and ability to listen to others and appreciate their views. She enjoys adventures and is always seeking ways to challenge herself. www.linkedin.com/in/maya-v- ivanova
practical details
During the 3-day experiential training we will learn, explore and practice:
Venue: Sofia, TBA
Price
*We believe money should not be a barrier for participation and this is why we invite you to contribute to our solidarity fund which will help more participants to attend at a reduced fee. Please support our fund here
For any questions contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
- Participatory methods of engaging small and large groups in conversation.
- Forms and strategies to build up co-operation and collaboration.
- World Views and models that will help you to work with complexity.
- New perspectives, tools and practical ways of engaging a diverse group of people to discover new ideas and solutions by working generatively with complexity, conflict and emergence.
- Process Design, i.e. planning the process before implementation, as a structure for new potential and possibilities to emerge. Process Design Strategies to enhance potential and new possibilities (prior to project implementation).
- Theories, models and teaching sessions from experienced practitioners.
Venue: Sofia, TBA
Price
- Standard fee: 450 EUR (paying the full fee would contribute to the solidarity fund)
- Flexible fee (NGO/freelance/consultants/entrepreneurs/government): 300-450 EUR
- Reduced fee (supported by the solidarity fund): 150 EUR
*We believe money should not be a barrier for participation and this is why we invite you to contribute to our solidarity fund which will help more participants to attend at a reduced fee. Please support our fund here
For any questions contact: [email protected] or [email protected]