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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!
Click to Watch the Meeting LISTEN TO THE MEETING HERE https://creatingthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/January%202019%20Creating%20the%20Futures%20BoardCommunity%20Meeting.mp3 or Download the MP3 (To download to your hard drive, right-click {or click and hold on a Mac} on the link above and select “Save Target As”.. or “Save Link as”… depending on your browser) This meeting was held on: Monday, January … Read more
This post is the 2nd in a series describing Creating the Future’s first “Road Tour,” a two-month community engagement effort that saw our founders connecting with people in communities across California and Nevada in late 2018. You can read these posts from the beginning here. The Idea Before we get into how we planned for this … Read more
I’ve started this post 100 times in my mind. Every time, a new story rises to the top… “Today 75 business students from around the world gathered to learn how to use cause-and-effect to create powerful results… “Today a young change-maker identified steps to create the world she wants to see… “Today a group of … Read more
Save the date! Creating the Future’s board will meet on Tuesday, October 16th from 10am – 12noon Pacific time Our agenda (click to view agenda) will include the following: • Status of projects (click to view status update) • Status of the restructuring (click to read white paper on our restructuring) • Our IRS filing (form … Read more
In 2018, Creating the Future began working on a program that has been in our minds for several years – documenting and sharing stories of what works to create systems change. What do we mean by systems change? We all encounter systems every day – the habits, rituals, customs and rules that make up “just … Read more
What does it take to show up for each other in these troubling times? By now we have all heard the story. In April of this year, two black men were arrested simply for being in a Starbucks. The story you probably do NOT know is the story of how that became a story, and … Read more
Do you want to learn what it takes to create systems change? Creating the Future is seeking interns and volunteers to help document and share what we are learning about creating systems that bring out the best in people. Those systems may be workplace systems or community systems. The systems in community benefit organizations, or … Read more
If you’ve been curious about Catalytic Thinking, we hope you’ve had a chance to visit the overview and resources at this page. From there, the following videos show a bit more about what the framework looks like in practice. This first video is actually a class, describing the science, the theory, and the practice of … Read more
For the past few years, Creating the Future’s board and community have been discussing and researching an organizational structure for moving our mission forward. What structure will facilitate our 10 year experiment – to determine how much more humane the world could be if systems were bringing out the best in all of us? If … Read more
What a joyful exercise it has been to design a sleuthing effort to engage conversation with people who care about accomplishing Creating the Future’s mission! Using Catalytic Thinking, we are finding the potential not just in ultimately partnering with people with common goals, but the potential in the process of discovery itself. During our February … Read more