[OSList] Cultivating Change in the Academy - an eBook from the University of Minnesota

[Alan Stewart]

Dear friends in OS

You may find this cross posting from the AoH listserv of interest and of
value for your purposes.

For those not familiar with the Art of
Hosting<http://www.artofhosting.org/home/>(AoH) a peruse of the
website and of this e-book
of the University of Minnesota <http://purl.umn.edu/155523> will likely
enhance your perspective of how OST is used constructively in concert with
other conversational processes.

Looking forward

Go well

Alan

Alan Stewart, PhD
Adelaide




On 28 August 2013 12:49, Jodi Sandfort <sandf002 at umn.edu> wrote:

All -  We are so happy to be part of this international community to share
> our eBook.  There is much that A of H can and is adding to higher education
> at this critical time in its development.
>
> We hope the ebook can help others "make the case" and inspire more of us
> to harvest our practice stories in public ways with each other!
>
> Jodi Sandfort
>
> --
> Jodi Sandfort
> Associate Professor and Chair
> Leadership & Management Area
> Humphrey School of Public Affairs
> University of Minnesota
> 301 19th Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55108
> (612)625-3536
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Alan Stewart <alan at multimindsolutions.com
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 22 August 2013 13:01, Jen Mein <jen at umn.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>>  On behalf of my colleagues at the University of Minnesota, I would
>>> like to announce the publication of *Cultivating Change in the Academy:
>>> Practicing The Art of Hosting Conversations That Matter Within the
>>> University of Minnesota,* an* *eBook and companion web site that
>>> highlights the experiences of UMN faculty, staff, and student Art of
>>> Hosting practitioners. Over the past six months, 25+ contributed as
>>> authors, editors, graphic designers, and technical supporters for this
>>> incredible collaborative project. The stories showcase innovation and
>>> leadership within and across colleges, schools, departments, and
>>> classrooms. They offer insight into how unexpected and significant change
>>> unfolds. They inspire us to think about how slowing down at the right time
>>> to have focused conversations has the potential to change everything.
>>>
>>> The eBook can also be downloaded from the University of Minnesota
>>> Digital Conservancy as a PDF or in native formats for iPad, Nook, Kindle,
>>> and other eReaders. http://purl.umn.edu/155523
>>>
>>> You can also read, comment and share the stories via the companion
>>> website: https://cultivatingchange.wp.d.umn.edu/hostingconversations/
>>>
>>> We offer this as a harvest gift to the global AoH community. May it
>>> serve and support our collective work in the world.
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>>    Jen Mein
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Jen Mein
>>> Organizational Effectiveness Consultant
>>> Office of Human Resources
>>> University of Minnesota
>>> 612-625-8328
>>>
>>>  Hi Jen and All
>>>
>>> What a remarkable record you and your colleagues have composed on how
>>> AoH practices are being introduced and used across the broad spectrum of
>>> activities at your university.
>>>
>>> I congratulate you in doing this and in making your materials available
>>> in such a generous and inspiring way.
>>>
>>> Your items arrived on the day that I was hosting what I call a *Conversing
>>> Café* – World Café format underpinned by OST principles – on a project
>>> in which academics and local government people are engaged collaboratively.
>>> This was their first experience of interaction through conversing at small
>>> tables. Participants included representatives from all three universities
>>> in Adelaide, South Australia.
>>>
>>> At the end I invited the academics to consider introducing
>>> conversational (from Latin *con versare – to turn or to dance together*)
>>> processes into their diverse activities. (They seemingly quickly grasped
>>> the distinction between this and ‘discussion’ with its roots in
>>> ‘percussion’!). I indicated that this could happen through my associates
>>> and I offering ‘people skills to host meetings and conversations’ for both
>>> staff and students.
>>>
>>> And so I see that your book and accompanying comments (both
>>> comprehensive) will prove invaluable in any follow up. For now that I have
>>> your material – have had the book printed – there is a great deal more
>>> ‘chapter and verse’ with which to support such an initiative.
>>>
>>> Incidentally a social format which I have developed and called *
>>> Conversare* (see  Introducing Conversare<http://conversare.net/?page_id=250>and Inspirations
>>> and Speculations <http://conversare.net/?p=1292>) could be a
>>> ‘wholesome’ way to introduce/ remind incoming first year (freshman)
>>> students that face-to-face interaction with people they don’t know is the
>>> essence of university experience.
>>>
>>> And that respectful, nonjudgmental conversation is the *sine qua non*of the generation of human warmth.
>>>
>>> To add: As Bob [Stilger] indicated* “*I've been using AoH in my grad
>>> school teaching for a decade now.  Always with predictable results.  People
>>> come alive.  They are energized.  They listen and they learn.”
>>>
>>> Is this also a statement of ‘Whenever we treat each other well good
>>> things happen?’
>>>
>>> Looking forward
>>>
>>> Go well
>>>
>>> Alan **
>>>
>>> Alan Stewart, PhD
>>> Adelaide
>>> **
>>>
>>> See my new e-booklet Time to converse – at the heart of human warmth<http://www.multimindsolutions.com/?page_id=243>available on Amazon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
> --
> Jodi Sandfort
> Associate Professor and Chair
> Leadership & Management Area
> Humphrey School of Public Affairs
> University of Minnesota
> 301 19th Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55108
> (612)625-3536
>
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