Looking for new ways to help people work together to create something good?
We asked ourselves what made the difference between groups that fail and groups that succeed. The answer was profound, but simple. The 5 Powers comes out of 50 years combined learning in what makes groups work. We'd like to share it with you.
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You know how it feels, don't you?
There's a big idea out there and somehow it has your name on it. Either it's your call or someone has called you to step in. There is potential, or challenge, change or transformation looming.
People are looking for answers. They're looking for some way to move through this. Maybe they are confused, concerned, overwhelmed or hopeful. Maybe there has been conflict or misunderstanding or they are reaching for something they can't yet see.
People are looking for the confidence to step in and the leadership to step up. They wish there was a stronger sense of community.
Maybe you can make a difference.
But how?
In this age of burgeoning technology, the answer is even more human focused. In this time of great complexity simple practices can create a stronger foundation.
Is it time to create the capacity for something new?
Finding answers in what already works
I've been a facilitator and group process consultant for over 30 years. I've been in and out of groups at all levels from community to corporate to governmental institutions all over the world.
The environments have been different. The cultures have been different. The resources have been different. The bottomline has always been the same:
How do we work together -- and stay together -- to make something good happen?
In my work, I've seen so many tools, so many methodologies, so many different mindsets. Sometimes they worked. Sometimes they got in the way.
When we asked the right questions, the answers were right in front of us
A series of conversations with a facilitator buddy made me think about my work from a new angle. A combined total of 50 years in groups.
We asked each other about what made the difference between failure and success in all the groups we worked with.
We also asked ourselves: What would people need to know to be successful even if they never experienced a facilitator or being facilitated?
And thinking of all my facilitator colleagues out there, I then asked myself: How can we support people to build the capacities they need to do good work together?
The answers to these questions became The 5 Powers.
What are The 5 Powers?
Let's consider the fundamental skills for work and life. These are the powers that help us connect with others, share generously from our time, resources and talents, and create the container both for creativity and for going the distance when the going gets tough.
- The Power of APPRECIATION: The "glue" between human beings. Appreciation creates cohesion and generous space. A space where more is possible.
- The Power of STORY: Story is the human superpower. It's how we make sense and meaning. And it is always going on in the background. Understanding this helps people come together.
- The Power of INVITATION: How we are invited is how we show up. Each of us is an invitation to something and each of us holds the power of invitation to new possibility.
- The Power of QUESTIONS: Authentic curiosity has the power to change things. Questions are a doorway into new perception. A powerful question creates momentum to a new outcome.
- The Power of HOSTING: Creating brave and hospitable spaces is a core capacity for people being able to find each other and stay together for long enough to make something good happen. Simple hosting practices make a profound difference.
THE 5 POWERS are simple practices that create leadership and community everywhere.
Everyone has the capacity to be able to learn and work with these practices. They are core to strengthening the human side of life and work. They underpin all of the other more complex tools and methodologies that make groups more effective.
This is your invitation to join us online for THE 5 POWERS starting October 28.
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Who is this for?
The 5 Powers is for anyone seeking a solid and simple foundation for supporting people to work together at their best. It is especially helpful for...
Connectors
Those who are the connective tissue in their networks, communities and organisations. Networkers, space holders, visionaries, team players, changemakers.
Leaders
Those who need or want to lead groups to reach their goals. In communities, in organisations, in groups of all kinds.
Facilitators
Those who support groups to be at their best to do good work together. In-house facilitators and group leaders, professionals, consultants, community weavers.
People who want to help people make a difference
Those who hear the calling to support others who want to make a difference strengthen their skills, foundation and impact.
Join us online for THE 5 POWERS starting October 28
Step into an international learning circle and gain hands-on experience of THE 5 POWERS. We will work together over six online sessions of two hours each.
DATES & TIMES
- Live online sessions will take place on consecutive Wednesdays October 28 through December 9 with a mid-course weeklong pause for applied practice.
- Each session runs for two hours: 10:00 - 12:00 Pacific / 1:00 - 3:00 pm Eastern / 19:00 - 21:00 CET.
PLEASE NOTE: If there is enough demand we will also create an Asia Pacific friendly timing.
YOUR COMMITMENT
The price for attending all sessions is US$300. Groups of three or more receive a $50 discount.
- We are committed to accessibility. Contact us if price is a barrier
SUPPORT MATERIALS
- Participants will receive a full course workbook.
- Session recordings and background materials will be accessible for participants on our community platform.
- Videos deepening the inquiry around each power will also be available.
Introducing THE 5 POWERS + The Power of APPRECIATION
Coming together as a learning cohort. Looking at an overview of THE 5 POWERS. Diving into the power of APPRECIATION and its applications.
The Power of STORY
Taking a deeper look at the potent power of STORY and experiencing some of the simple methods to use to bring connection and understanding into groups.
The Power of INVITATION
What is the power of INVITATION and how can you use it to shift how people respond both to meetings and tasks? Putting a focus on your own invitational style.
The Power of QUESTIONS
Exploring the hidden power of QUESTIONS and how they can begin to shape an inquiry people are attracted to and motivated by. Working with finding, shaping and using questions.
The Power of HOSTING
The power of HOSTING begins as a mindset shift and unfolds as a way of life. Why hosted spaces become the most conducive to people stepping in and stepping up.
Foundations + My personal action plan
We look at how to build confidence, presence and the foundations needed to ride the waves of working with others. Shaping a personal action plan for your unique context.
Your Hosts
The team at Beehive Productions offer transformational online and in-person courses focused on cultivating our capacities for having conversations that matter, making sense together when it is confusing and taking action that connects us to our humanity.
Expect to be well hosted and supported to make the most out of this experience.
Mary Alice Arthur
Creator of The 5 Powers, Mary Alice is an internationally recognised process host for almost 30 years. She is also a Story Activist working with story in service of positive systemic shift and for focusing collective intelligence on critical issues and a steward of the Art of Hosting.
Rowan Simonsen
Rowan is guided by one question: how do we live a simple, beautiful life with impact? He co-founded Beehive Productions with Amy Lenzo, is a Kaospilot, and a longtime practitioner of the Art of Hosting.
Amy Lenzo
Amy is an online activist, focused on creating “hospitable space” online – environments that connect us to our bodies and the natural world; "containers" that open us to the joy of learning, and awaken the power of collective wisdom among us.
