In-Person Training

Learn with Us! We offer highly participatory, engaging in-person events with the goal of seeing the bigger picture together so we can identify priorities and get to action. We promise lots of learning and lots of laughter!

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The Art of Hosting:
Conversations That Matter

The Art of Hosting has been alive in communities around the world for more than 26 years. This is a practice lineage, a set of methods and orientations, and above all, a way of working together that helps people navigate complexity, build meaningful participation, and lead with collective intelligence.

The Outside would be excited to partner with you to offer a space where honesty and humanity can coexist. Where the joy of being human together - thinking, grieving, questioning, laughing, imagining - can exist alongside courageous conversations about power, difference, conflict, and what leadership actually requires in difficult times. Where the practices are grounded, the methods are tested, and the people holding the space have spent decades learning what it means to stay present and resourced when things become uncertain.

Invite us in. We’d love to help you host the kind of gathering that nourishes people for the long haul.

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Self As Leader

Explore some of the facets of your leadership: the reasons why personal transformation is essential to leading change; the many possibilities of generative, authentic conversations; your limiting beliefs and how to overcome them; and how to leverage your leadership strengths.

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Leading Through Transition

In this training, you will explore not only how change happens and what roles are essential, but also the levels, elements, and process for change. Learn how to leverage relationships, beliefs and structures for increased motivation, hope, and practical paths forward.

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