When learners get to take the stage and show what they know, in whatever way they choose, it is amazing what will come out. They seem to learn more with this responsibility.
At the end of The Art of Hosting the Beauty in Difference last month, participants hosted themselves to notice what they knew and understood differently at the end of our four days together. They noticed–of course–that they learned different things and show what they learn in different ways. There was a 3D artifact, a skit, a musical, a dance and the team that hosted them in this experience by offering minimal, yet effective, structure.
This poem was caught while listening to them describe what they learned when pausing to notice what they had learned.
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take the stage
the heart
of connecting
doesn’t take long
when the participants
take the stage
all it takes is
an invitation
to say yes
to trusting
the energy
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