231013 Session V - Invisible tasks

10:00 Exercise on hosting role
10:30 Landing & Meditation
10:45 Summarising hosting role tasks and find umbrella terms
11:30 Extended discussion and reflection of the 4 umbrella terms
13:30 Summarising Session V, Immediate actions to take and the result of this session *

Exercise on hosting role:
What does hosting mean for you? **

Landing & Meditation:
Which word pops up after your meditation?

Summarising previously gathered hosting-role tasks and finding umbrella terms:

_responsibility
_guardian/babysitter
_facilitator
_safe experience for _visitors

_professionalization of MaMA's presence
_represent MaMA in the show
_being independent
_confidence in your role
_engaging visitors
_performing

_summarizer and translator
_translation
_neutral, yet critical
_dialogue
_affiliation
_narrator/storyteller

(Art) Mediation -
liminal tasks':
_moderator
_networker
_link/connector

_communication
_contributor
_team collaboration
_observing and reflecting
_re-evaluating

HOSPITALITY

(ART) MEDIATION

INFORMATION

RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT

_guardian/babysitter
_facilitator
_moderator
_link/connector
_networker
_narrator/storyteller
_summarizer/translator
_communication
_contributor
_re-evaluator

_responsibility
_hospitality
_safe experience for visitors
_represent (MaMA, the show)
_confidence in your role
_performing
_community/familiarity
_affiliation
_translation
_team collaboration

_observing and reflecting
_neutral yet critical
_dialogue
_professionalization of MaMA's presence
_engaging visitors
_being independent

_confidence', incorporating the relaxed and present position of the mind and body experienced during the meditation during work in the showroom

_home', making visitors feel safe

Extended discussion and reflection on the 4 umbrella terms:
Pick one of the umbrella terms (hospitality, (art) mediation, information, resources & development) and note down what is already present at MaMA and what is missing.

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Exercise on hosting role

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Exercise on hosting role

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Exercise on hosting role

* Summarizing meeting on 231013
_Discussing the 'invisible' layer of hosting & what does hosting mean for us

Martina and Elnaz during the last exercise

(ART) MEDIATION

INFORMATION

RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT

ELNAZ

MARTINA

JANEL

Immediate actions to take:

_internal staff meeting between hosts/ possibly once a month after the Tuesday staff meeting. To be scheduled with hosts
_reflection diary/ defining what it is for exactly
_outline timetable/ estimate when hosting folder, internal meetings, etc. could take place during each exhibition
_hotglue summary of the research meetings
_hosting folder put together and used
_slowing down visitors/ to be discussed in the next research session (Session VI)