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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!
Creating the Future is stepping into a massive project to document everything we have learned from the 30+ demonstration projects we’ve done since our inception. And you are invited to help design that project! As we begin this effort, all sorts of questions arise. What shall we document? What did we really learn? Who are … Read more
Changemakers are used to hearing about strength-based work, building on the assets of a community, often in circumstances where the community members themselves feel “We have nothing.” Unfortunately, when we hear those stories, many of us feel, “That can work for them, but we really don’t have anything to build upon.” We hear this a … Read more
Creating the Future’s Integrity Body (Board) Meeting: Monday, June 15, 2026 10am-12pm Pacific time / 1pm-3pm Eastern time / 6pm-8pm UK time Topic: Using Catalytic Thinking to Set Salaries Watch the meeting LIVE at this post. Just scroll to the very bottom of the page. Details about how to participate are below. Using Catalytic Thinking … Read more
It’s time for our annual post, celebrating all we accomplished in 2025. This year has been quite the whirlwind, as we all know. On January 1, we were prepared to step more firmly into the final phase of our mission – documenting and sharing all we learned from our 30+ demonstration projects, with the ultimate … Read more
Our Creating the Future Down Under Tour has concluded. And what an adventure this has been! 2 countries 6 cities 13 events And so I wanted to share a bit of what we’ve experienced on this tour. I know I will be processing more over time, and will share more as my thinking takes form. … Read more
At our September Integrity Body meeting (aka our board), we focused on the use of AI in the next phase of Creating the Future’s mission: documenting what we’ve learned from the 30+ demonstration projects we’ve done, applying Catalytic Thinking in a variety of settings. You can watch the whole meeting at this link. The following … Read more
This November, Creating the Future will be bringing Catalytic Thinking to Australia and New Zealand! At the invitation of Prism consulting, in partnership with the LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance & Leadership and Community Waikato, we will be doing workshops in Sydney, Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, and Nelson. And we couldn’t be more excited! … Read more
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