Hello, community!
Our design work for HSD Gathering 2025 is gaining momentum, and we are excited about the possibilities it is revealing to us! This post continues the invitation to play with us in filling the container of HSDG 2025.
The calling question for HSD Gathering 2025 is “How can HSD be of use in my world today?” The focus is on the practical application of models, methods and tools to make a difference at any scale in your world – personally, inside families or small teams, at the organizational, community and even societal level.
We have built the flow of the Gathering days to follow the HSD vision – seeing and understanding patterns, and then acting with courage. Here’s the summary:
Day 1
On Day 1, we will focus on seeing and understanding patterns, through deepening our knowledge of and ease with the models, methods and tools which support HSD approaches. You’ll bring your issue(s), choose your scale, and do your own meaning making whether you are new to HSD or a long time practitioner.
Day 2
On Day 2 In response to your requests, the morning provides space for conversations about the use of HSD in specific practice areas (e.g., coaching, education, healthcare, policy making, social impact, strategy, etc). You can also continue the conversations from Day 1, if you prefer. The afternoon of Day 2 will take us into “act with courage” territory, with time to make offers to the community, to ask for help from the community and to take the first small step toward putting new patterns in motion, before we close out HSD Gathering 2025.
So… how do you want to play?
Want to explore your favourite model, method or tool with others? Have a great practice story of how you applied it to a challenge? Want to explore how the models/methods/tools you know best integrate and amplify or dampen others? I’d like to host/co-host a models/methods/tools conversation
Do you have a conversation or question you would like to get more clarity on, with the help of the HSD community? Want to host an inquiry session or a broader conversation? I’d like to host/co-host a community conversation/inquiry
Is there an issue you would like to look at from a bunch of different perspectives and through multiple HSD lenses? We are calling these “kaleidoscope talks”, for now, at least… I’d like to host/co-host a kaleidoscope talk
Are you part of a practice area, or are you looking to find “your people” so you can do your work with more joy, ease and pattern thinking? Is there a sticky issue or critical question you see in your work that you would love to explore through HSD lenses? Do you want to hear more about how other HSD folks are using the models/methods/tools in work that is similar to yours? I’d like to host/co-host a practice area conversation
Would you like to help us hold a portion of the days we are together by facilitating an activity or helping to harvest the insights and learnings from the various blocks of conversations? or lead us in song, or dance… or magic? I’d like to help on the space-holding/facilitation/engagement team
** All of these sessions are in blocks of 30 or 45 minutes, so if your topic feels like you need multiple consecutive blocks, just let us know when you name your topic. You don’t need to know exactly what you’re going to do yet (emergence, right?), just let us know you are interested, and we will get more details as they evolve.
Remember to register before Jan 31 so you can play AND get the Early Bird rate!