#homefellows

On 10th December 2014 we announced our #32onestowatch.

This year’s 32 are an amazing group of talented Fellows from all strands of the creative network. On Thursday 19th March we brought most of them together with their host organisations for a day of workshops and networking at HOME Manchester.

Following feedback from previous Fellows day we decided to shake things up and try something new. Previous Fellows told us they wanted more time to network on Fellows Day so we explored how we could support this and came up with using the Open Space method. Beccy Owen, an Open Space facilitator, came on board and the day started to take shape.

They came by trains, planes and automobiles from all over the UK and landed at HOME and the PAF team could be heard to audibly sigh with relief that a “plan had come together”. We were delighted that some of our Trustees could join our Open Space sessions and they were equally pleased to meet so many of our fellows and hosts.

There was some trepidation from all present how Open Space would work, but our facilitator put all those concerns to rest and within a half an hour the room was buzzing with excitement and creativity. No one could believe the outcome that those three hours produced. Lots of actions and potential collaborations were planned and we are looking forward to see what the network does next.

The feeling at the end of the day was electric and rather than using a host of superlatives I will let Storify do the work for me.