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stockholm u-lab hub
STOCKHOLM U-LAB HUB Leading from the emerging future
INTRODUCING & SUMMARIZING THE STOCKHOLM HUB-ACTIVITIES by Anna Rosengren
GNH and U-Lab
Stockholm U.Lab hub was initiated in the Swedish GNH Gross National Happiness network in 2015, with the intention of being a small hub within that network. A lot of people joined, also from outside GNH, and the hub grew to become a more general hub for Stockholm. However, the deep connection with GNH network is still vivid in many ways, just as it is in the worldwide context, where Theory U and GNH function like siblings, creating and attending conferences and worldwide seminars together. From the perspective of GNH Center Sweden, we encourage and value the connection, for example in our GNH Leadership Program, in our GNH
Seminars and Conferences. There is no need to do this connection, though, everyone is of course free to integrate with U-Lab and GNH separately also, in Stockholm as well as internationally. To clarify this, the group recently changed names from U-Lab Stockholm by GNH to simply ULab Stockholm.
Other connections
Stockholm U-Lab Hub is also in a special way connected to other networks, such as NAV Sweden and Darmainstitutet, where many meetings have been hosted.
How to co-create with us
Anyone who is interested is welcome to co-create with us around this. We
meet in our hub this autumn at certain dates presented below. At the hub meetings we go through parts of the previous Livestream session and process it together, supporting each other in exploring and understanding the material. Parallell to these meetings we have diverse Coaching Circles and Livestream meetings that are optional and self-organized within our
HUB MEETINGS 2016: 19 SEPTEMBER 11 OCTOBER 9 NOVEMBER 15 DECEMBER
WHAT IS… The Hub: The larger group that meets regularly to support and process the course material together. The Coaching Circle: The smaller group where we meet often to support each other´s process more deeply. The Live Sessions: The Webinar session that M.I.T sends regularly and that we may see together or alone. The U-Lab Community: Our worldwide course network, that we may join on the internet platform.
Week 1 Prepared and facilitated by Anna & Marie Ann Meeting at Daniel Lundqvist´s place NAV, Globen, Stockholm
Photos by Parham Shafti
Group dialogue…
Pia & Erik relaxing…
Marie Ann´s connection practice…
Fredrik inspiring…
Ylva shifting angles…
Mary connecting…
Marie Ann explaining…
Kerstin exploring…
Our suggestion for a frame that the hub agreed on.
Glimpses from going through the Live Stream Session.
Create or join a coaching circle!
Anna´s basic listening practice:
These are examples of themes from our hub.
Start by listening in ”Red zone” for 2-3 minutes each.
The group can also be completely open, without theme.
Switch to listening in ”Green zone” for 5 minutes each.
It is also possible to join a distance group and meet via
Observe the difference on both sides.
internet/Skype.
Red/green zone may be an introduction to Absencing/Presencing.
Dialogue exploring the levels of listening.
Dialogue on Absencing and presencing - two aspects of being.
When meeting in the coaching circle, when doing your
How do we bring ourselves into Presencing?
empathy walk, when inviting friends or in daily life:
How do we remain in the Creative Loop?
How deep is your listening - how ”stuck” is your absence?
How do we relate to Absencing - is it possible to embrace that
loop also, and in that case how?