At a time of great change in our societies, climate, governments, employment, etc., and as the order we have known radically shifts, many people, feel called to do something. In response, many new projects, initiatives, organisations and movements have emerged. But how do we actually work together towards the future we see possible? What more is possible if we connect our efforts and take this emerging work to a new scale?  What if we took the next step of moving out from our own spheres to connect with each other, strengthen our work and find new scales of impact that call in new systems of influence? We need to find new ways of connecting, communicating and relating to each other that promote solidarity and the sense of belonging to a wider community, one that is willing to work together towards societal transformation.

Here in Greece over the past eight years, we have learned that solidarity is a key practice of navigating disorienting times. We see solidarity very simply as learning and doing together by coming into relationship. In fact, relationship has been the main currency carrying us through the tension and shock of ongoing financial, political and migrant crisis. Being there for one another, and finding simple, yet resilient solutions has been the foundation of living in these times. In Greece and all over the world we are noticing that relationship needs to go to service in a new way. The imperative is to transcend the many unprecedented challenges we face by turning to one another and going to work together.

This is why we are calling our 9th Art of Participatory Leadership Training in Greece with the focus on working together for societal transformation. We see the practice of hosting as a form of leading that connects people and ideas, cultivates courage and creates new capacity to take our individual efforts and work towards collective impact.

AoHAthina is a community of practice that enables emerging and mature leaders to step into what calls them, individually and collectively, by creating a learning laboratory of practitioners locally and around the world. We offer trainings and immersive learning on participatory leadership, living systems, and design practices for living and working in complexity, particularly in contexts of chaos, crisis and collapse. We are stewards of the Art of Hosting and Harvesting Meaningful Conversations / Participatory Leadership which is a self-organizing global community of practice.