Metaphorum 2020

Hold onto your hats! Metaphorum, the online community gathering of people enthusiastic about Clean Language and metaphor, will be making an even bigger splash for 2020.

For this, our fifth event, our co-created space will be enriched by months of suddenly-onlineness, and by the discoveries that have been made about how best to organise Open Space events online. 

Expect to learn something new about how groups can self-organise live online, as well as about any or all of:

• the work of David Grove
• Clean Language, Clean Space and Emergent Knowledge
• Symbolic Modelling, Systemic Modelling or Hypnosis Without Trance
• applying any or all of these in "real life".

Expect to encounter the leading figures from this space such as Penny Tompkins and James Lawley, Caitlin Walker, Marian Way, Sharon Small, Annemiek Van Helsdingen and myself, Judy Rees. 

There'll be a rich mixture of fellow-learners from around the globe: coaches and trainers, hypnotists and Agilists, teachers, artists, facilitators, managers, performers... 

Together we'll co-create a thrilling event. Places will be strictly limited and this event will sell out, so do bag your seat early.

The event will run for approximately 13 hours, from about 9am to 10pm UK time. There will be breaks! And of course, you're not obliged to participate in the whole thing: the lengthy span is designed to make sure people from all round the world can join for at least part of the event.

Fuller details will be released nearer the time. A decision about recording the event has not yet been made: please plan to attend live and to participate actively.

Languages

The main language of the event will be English. And, new this year, there will be some sessions in French. Using the Open Space format you are welcome to propose sessions in other languages, too.

Testimonials

"Attending the annual Metaphorum is like being at a Clean Language festival. There's one huge tent with multiple booths. Festival-goers decide either in advance or at the Metaphorum itself, just how they will show up in the tent. 

"Different Clean leaders and practitioners bring different offerings into the tent. Sometimes, it's a new idea. Sometimes, it's an old idea for new people. Sometimes, it's a discussion. Sometimes, it's an opportunity to experience a Clean process. Everyone gets what they want from this self-organising event.

"And along the way, you'll reconnect with old friends and make new ones. And then leave with a rich experience of Clean and its immense potential for self and organisational development." ~ Jacqueline Ann Surin, Drama@Work Consultant, Malaysia

• If you would like to help with organising the event, in exchange for a free ticket, please contact me.