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Renate van der Veen - Guidebook Human Recharging Spaces
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Why are you bursting with energy from one meeting and drained from another? What is the difference between a regular gathering and a memorable convention? An unforgettable party, a wonderful evening with friends, a memorable conversation, or a valuable meeting.
Especially nowadays, when things change fast and we are running from one thing to another—even virtually—, special gatherings are an important source of energy and pleasure. Not just in your private life, but also in your work or at your school. That is why I wrote this guidebook to explore how you give your gatherings that special quality.
Renate van der Veen is an expert and coach in dialogue, and shares in this book the essential elements for creating energy-giving gatherings. Recharging spaces seem to have specific characteristics, often a mixture of being able to completely be yourself and experiencing togetherness at the same time. But how do you achieve this?
Guidebook Human Recharging Spaces is a practical guide for organizing better gatherings, meetings, and places.
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To be published in March 2023 | paperback | 112 pages | ca. 20,000 words
Full English AI-translation available
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Renate van der Veen was born and raised in Amsterdam and attended a United World College in Italy in her teenage years. This school, based upon the values of diversity, equality, and personal responsibility, made a big impression on her. She studied Law and worked for the City of Amsterdam where she specialized in organizational development and transformational projects for individuals, teams, departments, and organizations. Since 2010 she is an independent consultant and trainer in dialogue and team role management and was trained in mediation, focusing, leadership, and management development.
Renate van der Veen is a member of the Spirit of the Age partnership which stimulates cooperation on social issues and specializes in dialogue for organizations and networks. Over a thousand people have been trained in dialogue. Renate also works as a life coach for gifted adults for over a decade now.
“Humans can get through anything as long as we’re together. This lovely and skillful collection of practices and processes is a real gift to teams seeking to do meaningful work—together. I appreciate both the generosity and experience of Renate in creating such a practical and helpful guide.”
Margaret Wheatley, author of many books including Leadership and the New Science
“This book comes at the right time in a very challenging period we live in together. It is an invitation to start moving from selfcare and making organizations more safe, fun, sustainable, and successful.”
Paulien Assink, author of Out of the Armour! and a pioneer in leadership development
“This book ties in with the incredible need of this age: to experience connection, places to belong, to be welcome and safe. We all know how important these spaces are for us humans. But how to achieve this and how can you consciously create more of these spaces?”
Rianca Evers-den Ouden, transformation consultant and author
Introduction
1. Preparation
Inner work
Discover values
Self-observation
Practical work
Team
Location
Program or rhythm
Target group
Exercises
Questioning yourself on inner signals
Exploring group intentions and values
Getting in touch with each other
2. Invitation
Inner work
Resonance
Making it happen
Practical work
The first invitation
Application
The second message
Exercises
Questioning yourself on living up to the intention and value
Sharpening the invitation
3. Welcoming
Inner work
Compassionful openness
Practical work
Facilities
Welcoming
People arriving late
Exercise
Preparing yourself in the role of welcomer
4. Introduction
Inner work
Roles
Building a foundation
Clarity
Openness
In the moment
Practical work
Check-in
First meeting
Reasons to gather
Goal
Communication principles
Rhythm
Roles
Participants flowing in and out
How to introduce
Exercise
Exploring communication principles in the group
5. (Not) doing this together
Inner work
Togetherness
Free will
Practical work
Creating a program together, backed by a rhythm
What (not) to do?
Inspiring and feeding
Being together
Exercises in flexibility
Using the rhythm as a safety net
Exercises
Questioning yourself on your needs
Making a program for a day or several days
6. Reflection
Inner work
Questioning yourself
Expressing yourself
Practical work
Reflecting on several levels
Creating a habit
Humor
Exercises
AAR-methods for the individual
Reflecting in a group
7. Bearing tension
Inner work
Doing your homework
Not knowing
Practical work
Choosing the right moment
Staying present
Being heard
Dialogue
Doing compassion
Asking people to leave
Leaving
Exercises
Questioning yourself on experienced tension
Dialogue in the heat of the moment
Doing compassion
8. Continue or stop
Inner work
Sustainability
Ending
Failing
Practical work
Discipline for the rhythm
Making an effort to keep people interested
Closure with care
Restarting
Exercises
Questioning yourself about your participation
Reflective dialogue about continuing
9. In closing, what gives you energy?
Appendix, context
Human Recharging Spaces in education
Human Recharging Spaces for teams
Online Human Recharging Spaces
A personal Human Recharging Spaces
Different contexts
Literature
The reader
Acknowledgment
About the author
Human Recharging Spaces initiatives
Contact
Index
Colophon