Frequently Asked Questions
I have never experienced Art of Hosting before, can I join?
You are absolutely welcome to join the training without any prior experience. As Art of Hosting is about participatory leadership, your decision to join will mark the essential first step of the training.
Of course, if you feel the call to learn how to host and harvest meaningful conversations in your communities, organizations, families, or groups, the training will be more beneficial for you. Even more so, if the calling question and the invitation really resonate with you, and you really sense a “Yes! I want to talk and hear more about this topic.” then you’re in the right place. Please come and contribute to the collective field!
What language will be used in the training? Will there be an interpreter?
AoH is an international training and we are expecting participants from different countries. English will be used throughout the training. Unfortunately, as this is the first training in Taiwan, we are unable to provide interpreters for the training due to team capacity and the lack of familiarity of the content. However, in an effort to make the practices closer to your heart, you’re welcome to use language(s) that feels most comfortable to you during group discussion where possible.
In previous trainings in other countries, participants tried their best to support each other to deal with language barriers.
How often do you organize an Art of Hosting training?
The AoH is more like a self-organized community event, there is no organization to run or organize the training periodically. The training happens when there is a dedicated group of people feels the calling and has the momentum to step up and organize it.
For Taiwan, this call arises in 2023 and takes one year to dream, visualise and put everything in place, so it’s finally here in 2024! We are not sure when the next one will be.
I want to contribute to the Gifts to the Community fund, will I receive a receipt?
Yes, an invoice (under the category of ‘tuition’ as it’s contribution to another participants’ tuition fee) will be available upon request at [email protected] (within a week of the transaction). Please send us your name, date and the amount of your contribution, and our partnering organization will issue the invoice to you.
Can I bring my family who are not joining the training?
Depends on the number of participants and your room capacity, if there are spaces available the answer is absolutely yes, and you will need to pay the extra for your family’s accommodation. Unfortunately, due to the complexity of administration, we’re unable to cater for food for people who are not attending this training, please take care of the food arrangement by yourself.
I have to miss some parts of the training, can I still join? Can I arrive late or leave early?
Yes, although it would be ideal if you could join the full training to observe the whole flow of it. In the case that you have to arrive late or leave early, you will need to inform us. Your training fee will not be reimbursed for the missed parts of the training.