taking this troubled beauty forward
BUILDING CAPACITY FOR PARTICIPATORY LEADERSHIP
6 - 9th August 2015   |   corrymeela   |   northern ireland

[ t h e ] n o r t h [ e r n ] [ o f ] i r e l a n d
by Pádraig Ó Tuama

It is both a dignity and
a difficulty
to live between these
names,

perceiving politics
in the syntax of
the state.

And at the end of the day,
the reality is
that whether we
change
or whether we stay
the same

these questions will
remain.

Who are we
to be
with one
another?

and

How are we
to be
with one
another?

and

What to do
with all those memories
of all those funerals?

and

What about those present
whose past was blasted
far beyond their
future?

I wake.
You wake.
She wakes.
He wakes.
They wake.

We Wake
and take
this troubled beauty forward.
Poem from ‘Sorry for your Troubles’
Canterbury Press 2013

an invitation to explore & practice
the art of participatory leadership
The themes of the poem are not localized to [the][north][ern] [of] ireland, they speak deeply to our humanity as a whole - we all know in one way or another of our troubled beauty. It seems that wherever we look, the old systems are shaking and power structures are tired.  People are looking for spaces to come into meaningful conversation together and to take responsibility to create the future they want.

We are saturated with images of how societies, home and abroad, are being polarized to the extremes and things are falling apart, but what will help them come together? What are the capacities all of us can practice to help a new future arise?

Perhaps you’ve also been asking yourself these questions:
 
How can we invite others and ourselves into a civic democracy 2.0, and work in ways that create a sense of hope and engagement?
How can we create spaces for people to come together in meaningful conversation that helps us shape and take wiser action together?
What are the capacities we can practice together that will create a root system for a different future?

what will we learn & practice together?
Meaningful conversation, participatory leadership, effective democratic practices and learning how to work collaboratively in emergence are ways of moving into wiser action together.

The Art of Participatory Leadership is a 4-day residential training designed for learning simple yet powerful practices that build community, activate collective intelligence and foster individual and collaborative leadership practices that give us the capacity to navigate the complexity of our world as it is today.

The purpose of the training is to:
  • Explore, learn and practice collaborative means of responding to complex systemic challenges in our communities through engaging conversations that matter.
  • Build individual and organizational capacity for participatory leadership across all levels of society within Northern Ireland and the wider region.
  • Foster a community of practice that may together find paths to, as the poem so eloquently invites, take our troubled beauty forward.

During the training we will explore a range of participatory tools, concepts and methods, including:
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4 Fold Practice
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The Chaordic Path
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8 Breaths of Design
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Appreciative Inquiry
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World Café
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Open Space Technology
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Designing for Wiser Action
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Storytelling & Collective Story Harvesting
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Circle Practice
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The Art of Harvesting

who should come?
Do you recognize these patterns...
  • Well intentioned collaborations that fall apart because of lack of clarity or good process among the partners?
  • Hours of meetings that lead to no action?
  • Conferences that have too many talking heads and not enough real engagement and wisdom?
  • Good work that is derailed by silo thinking and political infighting?
  • Learning situations where both teachers and students are unhappy or unfulfilled?
  • Communities that are marked by consistent tension, difference of opinion, lack of dialogue or perhaps indifference or resignation?

If so, then this training is for you.

Whether you come from the private, public or NGO sector or are simply an engaged citizen, this cross sectoral training is a vibrant learning space where your thinking can expand, your projects can be honed and you can build lasting relationship that can support the impact of your work long into the future.

We invite you to join us and to connect with other practitioners, leaders and social innovators seeking to build their leadership capacity and serve their community. We look forward to welcoming you, your questions, your projects and your contributions.

OUR HOSTING TEAM

Toke Møller
Art of Hosting C0-Founder

Mary-Alice Arthur
Art of Hosting Steward

Monica Nissén
Art of Hosting C0-Founder

Zand Craig
Art of Hosting Practitioner

OUR VENUE

corrymeela
ballycastle, northern ireland

Corrymeela is a world renowned organization and community dedicated to building peaceful and sustainable societies based on social justice, positive relationships and respect for diversity.

Corrymeela's residential centre, just outside Ballycastle, seeks to be an open village where encounter, truth telling and hospitality are expressed as we contemplate and live out what it means to embrace difference, heal divisions and enable reconciliation. We are intentional about creating spaces to hear and share the difficult stories and conversations necessary on our way to the freedom of a shared future.

Corrymeela is honoured to welcome you.

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DATES

Thursday 6th August
10:00 - 14:00 Arrival
14:00 - Training Begins

Sunday 9th August
13:00 - Training Closes & Lunch
14:00 - Departure

COST

This training is residential and prices includes all food & accommodation for the duration of the training

  • Professional* : £600 - £800
  • Early Bird (until 1st May) : £500
  • Student Scholarship : £300

* We think that building capacity for participatory leadership amongst young leaders in our communities is an important investment in the future of our society. If you want to support us with this and have the capacity to pay a little more than the base rate, we gratefully welcome larger financial contributions. Contributions will be used to support young leaders in the field who find it challenging to pay the full fee, but are eager to participate and contribute through a scholarship.

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