Samantha is deeply engaged in realigning our ways of working, organising, and governing from a living system worldview and founded Percolab an applied research lab on the topic.

She supports organisations and ecosystems in Canada and globally to grow their participatory leadership and healthy collaboration. Author of Going Horizontal (Berrett-Koehler publishers) and TedX Geneva speaker on The Future is in Business as Commons, Samantha sees business as a lever for change in the world. Grounded in cultural anthropology and education, Samantha develops deep change tools and programs including the game Listen For and the Generative Decision Making method.

Trang Nguyen studied Software Engineering and Sustainability Leadership and has worked in diverse sectors including technology, marketing, education, human rights and organisational development.

She has 5 years of experience working with factory owners, managers and workers in Vietnam, co-creating space for collaboration and dialogue in their work processes, where people can feel safe to trust, prototype and make meaningful decisions on behalf of the whole. She also works with other international organisations and corporations in Vietnam who want to incorporate co-creation and self-organisation in their structures. Her focus has been on how to nurture community wellbeing and self-organization in workplaces.

Most recently, Trang started building a living community on a mountain land in Vietnam with her friends, creating the systemic changes she wishes to see, and inviting new learnings that allow her to serve at the intersection of corporates and community.

Paul uses design thinking to work with complexity. Tapping into his background as an industrial designer, Paul draws real-time visual map murals and makes custom objects to support group innovation and co-design processes. As a designer, Paul’s creative drive and prototype mind thrive on constraints. Engaged in the ArtHive, FabLab and FabCity movements, Paul understands how creative processes can affect social change. Creator of the Visual Thinking Lab and active member of the international visual practitioner community.

Ellie is committed to learn and explore different ways to look at organizations as an organic system instead of a mechanical one. And building capacity to show up with authenticity and create space for others to do the same, while navigating the increasing complexity in work and life. She practices hosting conversations that matter with her working in the WE program – a systemic dialogue program that aims to improve working conditions in the supply chain. She also co-founded Đom Đom Lab – a learning lab that supports teams and organizations who want to bring more participation and self-leadership into their working culture. Ellie is also a host of the Flow Game, a Ki Aikido practitioner and a mother.

Nam has always been drawn to the power of conversations that open up possibilities for change. As a conversational space holder, Nam believes in well-hosted conversation as an intersection of personal growth, deep collaboration and satisfying human relationships.

Nam has been an active practitioner and community advocate for The Circle Way process alongside his brothers and sisters in Tròn Lành Network. Nam is also a dialogue facilitator and a certified master practitioner at The Centre for Holding Space.

To everything –
There is a season –
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together

– The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

These are my favorite lines and the Art of Hosting means it in every way to me. Sensing self and sensing others to co-create well-connected communities where everyone can thrive and fulfill our potential.

Tâm currently works as a project manager at Officience. Over the past few years, especially during the three years of COVID-19 and the organization’s shift toward greater flexibility, she has spent a lot of time reflecting on relationships within the organization, how she handles conflicts, her own journey of personal growth, and the deeper meaning of life. She has thought deeply about what helps people truly connect with one another—how each person can feel seen, valued, and free to be their authentic selves while pursuing their goals, all while staying aligned with the organization’s shared objectives. She has explored and applied various methods for hosting meaningful conversations that matter, including circle practices, deep listening, and creating safe spaces where individuals feel comfortable sharing. She has also worked on identifying and articulating both personal and organizational needs, with the hope of fostering mutual understanding and collective growth.

The spirit and practice of the Art of Hosting have brought about positive inner shifts for Ha Trang, helping her reconnect deeply with herself and find greater harmony with the natural flow of life.

Trang enjoys exploring and learning through lived experience. Trang finds energy in opening up to new things, spending time in self-reflection, supporting others, and contributing to the unfolding of human potential.

Trang works in the field of Human Resources, focusing on organizational and team development, and also leads a multicultural HR community dedicated to cultivating a spirit of learning, collaboration, and sustainable growth. Being the mother of a three-year-old, Trang is reminded each day to practice patience, stay present, and grow into a better version of herself.