LIBRARY RESOURCES & BLOG
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’s Board / Community Meeting: Monday, March 8th, from 10am – 12pm Pacific time Topic: Using Catalytic Thinking to design our Board Recruitment process Watch the meeting LIVE at this post. Just scroll to the very bottom of the page. Details about how to participate are below. Recruiting New Members to our Integrity … Read more
Last week, a group of readers of our eJournal got together to explore what is possible for that communication piece. Using Catalytic Thinking as a guide, the group explored what that journal could make possible for readers, what opportunities it could create for them. From there, we talked about the conditions that would lead to … Read more
It was seven years ago. I was trying to settle my mom’s estate, and my brother and I were disagreeing about what to do. These weren’t arguments – my brother and I get along. We like each other. We just had different approaches and different needs. Sell her house quickly, or wait for the market … Read more
Dear friends, This is not a statement condemning the violence the U.S. is experiencing at the hands of racist, home-grown terrorists. It’s not that we don’t condemn those actions. It’s just that we don’t see the point of making such a statement. Do you really need us to differentiate ourselves from folks who approve of … Read more
Creating the Future’s Board / Community Meeting: Monday, February 8th, from 10am – 12pm Pacific time NOTE: Per the agreements in our bylaws, the board will go into closed session to address a personnel matter prior to the regular meeting. The regular meeting will begin late, after the closed session is over. Topic: What does … Read more
To participate in the January 27th live-streamed meeting about this topic, head to the bottom of this post for details. Since we began sending our eJournal years ago, the focus of that communication has been YOU. Exercises you can try, to apply Catalytic Thinking to your own life. Resources and communities to strengthen your Catalytic … Read more
What a year we’ve all been through! With a new year on the horizon, congratulations for making it to the 2020 finish line! Each day in 2020, we were honored to first help our Creating the Future family (you!) breathe and find calm, and then from there, to step into what is possible. Here is … Read more
Please note: Meeting CANCELLED Due to extraordinary circumstances, among them this week’s violent coup attempt in the United States, we are postponing this month’s meeting. We will meet on this same topic on February 8th for our regularly scheduled meeting. Creating the Future’s Board / Community Meeting: Monday, January 11th, from 10am – 12pm Pacific … Read more
Creating the Future’s Board / Community Meeting: Monday, December 14th, from 10am – 12pm Pacific time Topic: What does “ensuring the organization’s integrity” look like in practice? Watch the meeting LIVE at this post. Just scroll to the very bottom of the page. Details about how to participate are below. Being an Integrity Board in … Read more
About a year ago, our board determined its most important role would be to ensure the actions of the organization are walking the talk of our values… an Integrity Board. To that end, we first encoded that role into our bylaws, creating plain English bylaws that describe how decisions are made, by whom, and according … Read more