Is your work contributing to polarization?

Current e-Journal – October 31, 2023 Getting Beyond Polarization In this Special Edition Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Special Edition: Getting Beyond Polarization Resources to Further Efforts Story of the Week: Catalytic Thinking in Practice Invitations & Announcements: It all Starts with Listening What does it take to listen for what is possible – especially with people … Read more

Strategic Planning: Who should be in the room?

Current e-Journal – October 17, 2023 Nothing about us without us! In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Nothing About Us Without Us Resources to Further Your Practice Story of the Week: Catalytic Thinking in Practice Invitations & Announcements: We’re turning your thoughts into action Late last year, we asked … Read more

Decreasing the suck vs. Increasing the Awesome

Current e-Journal – October 03, 2023 Where we aim is what we’ll achieve. In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Increasing the Awesome vs. Decreasing the Suck Invitations & Announcements   What kind of planning creates visionary community change? Before heading into your next planning session, find out what will lead … Read more

This obstacle will stop your strategic plan

Current e-Journal – September 12, 2023 This obstacle will stop your strategic plan In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Stop focusing on challenges and obstacles Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: It’s Planning Season! If you’re stepping into planning mode over the next few months, there is … Read more

Stop doing strategic planning. Do this instead.

Current e-Journal – September 05, 2023 Stop doing strategic planning. Do this instead. In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Turn your vision into reality Resources to Further Your Practice Story of the Week: Catalytic Thinking in Practice Invitations & Announcements: Are you getting ready for PLANNING? Creating the Future … Read more

Is Data Sabotaging Your Strategic Plan?

Current Tools You Can Use NOW Is Data Sabotaging Your Strategic Plan? Why do so many strategic plans feel less than strategic? Social change groups want to change seemingly intractable, systemic conditions in our communities. But do we plan for that work? Generally not. Instead, more often than not, those planning efforts lead us to … Read more

To create more collaboration, stop competing

Current e-Journal – May 8, 2023 To create more collaboration, stop competing In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: To stop competition between organizations, stop competing! Invitations & Announcements: Attention Planners and Facilitators! The final webinar in our series with PANO (Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations) is all about Community … Read more

Getting Past What’s Stopping You

Current e-Journal – April 24, 2023 Getting Past What’s Stopping You In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Getting Past What’s Stopping You Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: LAST CHANCE: Level Up Your Communications Skills! Tomorrow is the day – our brand new Catalytic Listening webinar! Here’s just some … Read more

The Key to Sustainability: Sharing

Current e-Journal – March 14, 2023 The Key to Sustainability: Sharing In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: The Key to Sustainability: Sharing Invitations & Announcements: Building Sustainability via Collective Enoughness  (WEBINAR) As a subscriber to this newsletter, you hear us talk a lot about Collective Enoughness – the economic … Read more

The trouble is, you think you have time…

Current e-Journal – March 6, 2023 The trouble is, you think you have time… In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: The trouble is, you think you have time… Invitations & Announcements: What would “mission accomplished” look like for Creating the Future’s mission? Next week, Creating the Future’s Integrity Board … Read more