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This area is filled with how-to articles, engaging conversations, and tons of examples of Catalytic Thinking in Action including actual planning sessions. Much to explore and learn from!
These are scary times for leaders of community benefit groups and organizations. We watch as an authoritarian government strips our communities of the things that make them livable, disappearing people from their communities without due process, and eliminating safety nets. And we wait for them to come after our organizations themselves, either by repealing funding, … Read more
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Creating the Future’s Integrity Body (Board) Meeting: Monday, September 8, 2025 10am-12pm Pacific time / 1pm-3pm Eastern time / 6pm-8pm UK time Topic: Shifting Plans in a Changing World Watch the meeting LIVE at this post. Just scroll to the very bottom of the page. Details about how to participate are below. Changing Plans as … Read more
For those who get your Creating the Future info at this blog (vs. our newsletter), this is so important we are repeating it here. The title of that newsletter post was “Not our Normal Newsletter.” And that’s because these are not normal times. The original post is at this link. * * * Dear friends, … Read more
At our January Integrity Body meeting, there were two topics of discussion. The first was an overview of our accomplishments for 2024, and discussion of the work ahead in 2025. The second was a discussion of the authoritarian future we are facing in the United States, as well as in other democracies around the world. … Read more
Creating the Future’s Integrity Body (Board) Meeting: Monday, January 13, 2025 10am-12pm Pacific time / 1pm-3pm Eastern time / 6pm-8pm UK time Topic: Stepping into 2025: What’s Next? Details about how to participate are below. Watch the meeting at the bottom of the page. ⬇️ Reviewing 2024 and Stepping into 2025 2024 was a super-productive … Read more
It’s year-end, and we are celebrating all we accomplished for our community in 2024. And what a year it was!!! In 2024, we had one foot in Phase 1 of our mission – to teach and experiment with Catalytic Thinking in a variety of settings, to demonstrate what is possible when we change the questions … Read more
What does it look like to apply the questions of Catalytic Thinking to seeking grants? Come join us on October 23rd as we do just that. You’ll be part of a real planning session – a case study in real time. You’ll learn, add your thoughts to the mix, and gain experience with Catalytic Thinking … Read more
For much of this year, Creating the Future’s Integrity Board has been focused on the people side of running an organization: Hiring and contracting processes. At our September meeting, we turned to another aspect of the people side of things: Processes for referring work to consultants. Creating the Future is NOT a consulting firm. However … Read more
Creating the Future’s Integrity Body (Board) Meeting: Monday, October 14, 2024 10am-12pm Pacific time / 1pm-3pm Eastern time / 6pm-8pm UK time Topic: Designing Consultant Referral Processes via Catalytic Thinking (Part 2) Watch the meeting LIVE at this post. Just scroll to the very bottom of the page. Details about how to participate are below. … Read more