Cultivating the Art of Hosting at the University of Minnesota

effecti ve imp lemen tation in the Univer sity se tting. ackground Art of Hosting core practices include: • Open Space echnology • World Cafe • ppreciative Inquiry • Powerful questions • Circle • Harvest The first UMN AoH training was held in summer 2011. Since then, hundreds around the state have been trained in the Art of Hosting hilosophy and tools. Findings • Research fo und that Unive rsity staff were utili zing a small n umber of Art of Hostin g techniques • Identified as “low-hanging fruit,” these techniqu es are: listenin g