1. Save the Date: August 4th to 7th 2011, Berlin
(st a r t in g 4 th in t h e mo rn in g, en d in g 7t h in t h e lat e af t ern oon )
The Art of Hosting and Harvesting
Conversations that Matter
How do we want to learn and
lead in changing cities?
More than half of the world's population lives in cities.
In Germany, approximately 85% of the population are
urban dwellers. Berlin is one of more than 130 cities
world-wide that has more than 3 million inhabitants.
Throughout its history, the city has undergone a series
of remarkable changes, not least the peaceful
transformation in 1989, when it became a crystalisation
point for a new world order.
Today, Berlin can in many ways be seen as a laboratory
for urban change, providing spaces for a wide range of
experiments in creating urban communities, connecting
locally and translocally in order to address local and
global challenges such as climate change, migration or
an ageing society.
We invite you to join us in conversation and dialogue to
explore:
 What will thriving cities look like in future?
 How do we want to learn and engage as urban
change makers in our local realities?
 How can we make meaning of our experiences and
connect translocally in order to address global
challenges?
We invite you as someone who cares, as someone who
likes to act on her or his passion and as someone who
wants to step into collaborative leadership for the
common good.

2. The Art of Hosting & Harvesting is
more than a Training Programme
The Art of Hosting is a response to a world that is
becoming increasingly complex and fragmented,
where true solutions and innovations lie not in
one leader or one viewpoint, but in the bigger
picture of our collective intelligence and wisdom.
The Art of Hosting is a practise ground for all who
aspire to bring out the best in others. It is based
on the assumption and experience that human
beings have enormous untapped wealth and
resilience.
More Information and Contact Details
A fuller version of the invitation and a registration
form will follow shortly. If you have any questions
before that, please feel free to get in touch with
us at artofhosting@impuls.net and have a look at
www.artofhosting.org.
Pass it on!
Please pass on this call to anyone you think might
be interested.