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!
Dear friends: At 5pm ET / 2p PT today (November 9th), I will be hosting a live online conversation, right here, to reach for what’s next to create a humane future for America, and for the world. The conversation was recorded and can be watched or listened to below. Please tweet to participate, using the hashtag … Read more
Collective Enoughness: Together we have everything we need; it is only on our own that we experience scarcity. In this interconnected and interdependent world, together we have everything we need. When our work and our lives are rooted in that understanding, we can accomplish anything we can dream of. Yet we humans view much of … Read more
Those of us running programs at Creating the Future are often asked, “What are you working on?” We hope the progress report linked here inspires you to experiment alongside us! For some background to that update… Creating the Future is a collection of people around the world, supporting each other in a grand experiment. Our … Read more
“Being the change we want to see means walking the talk of our values.” * If the change we want to see is a world where relationships between institutions and individuals are built upon trust – just like it is in real friendships – what might that look like in this highly transactional world? This … Read more
Creating the Future’s “Indicators of Mission Success” Board / Community Meeting was held right here on Monday, September 12, from 1pm-3pm ET (US). Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch and add to the discussion. At our September meeting, we discussed indicators of success. • If Creating the Future’s 10 year plan is successful … Read more
You can’t fight the system. The system is stacked against us. Systems change is hard. Because a big part of Creating the Future’s work is about changing systems, we thought it would be helpful to define what we mean by “systems” and why we focus there. The following combines … Read more
What do bylaws make possible for accomplishing an organization’s mission? Aside from meeting various external regulatory standards, what good do bylaws really do for an organization and the mission they have set out to accomplish? These were just some of the questions our board and community members explored at our July 2016 board meeting, as … Read more
The July 2016 Creating the Future board meeting will focus on legal compliance. • While Creating the Future is in transition from one organizational structure to the next, are we remaining in compliance with the law? With our own bylaws? • If not, what will we do about that? Warning: If you’re thinking this is a … Read more
“Building the plane while we’re flying it.” That’s the expression often used to describe what it looks and feels like at an organization that is scaling, and Creating the Future is no exception. This year in our education sphere, we’ve been building a whole new curriculum while simultaneously nurturing the very faculty who will teach … Read more
The following expands upon an excerpt from the article Catalytic Thinking: A Framework for Creating and Scaling Powerful Results. Practices that Bring Out the Best in People in Specific (Often Difficult) Situations Sometimes people are just being people – whether that is at a staff meeting or the dinner table. Then there are times when people … Read more