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!
On April 5th, thirteen people passionate about the possibilities of sharing how catalytic thinking is being used gathered to begin shaping a communications platform to make that happen. They agreed the platform would be a repository that allows for individual efforts to be scaled towards making Catalytic Thinking the norm. People will be looking for … Read more
Bringing out the best in ourselves and others starts not with our actions, but with the assumptions that guide those actions, the stories we tell ourselves that we believe simply as “the truth.” What if those stories are not true? What if “those people” are not whatever assumptions we make about them. What if “that … Read more
Watch Today’s Board Meeting Here (Please note that due to a technical issue the meeting was recorded in two parts. Also, there is a small gap between the sessions.) Part 1 Part 2 Watch Today’s Board Meeting Here > LISTEN TO THE MEETING HERE or Download the MP3 (To download to your hard drive, right-click … Read more
The natural tendency of people who are asked for their advice is to give it. That natural tendency is multiplied when the person being asked is perceived to be an expert – a teacher, a manager, a consultant, a parent. In the majority of cases when we’re asked for advice, the problem to be solved … Read more
What does it take for course content to create a shift in the students who are learning that material? The faculty team at Creating the Future is at that “developing content” point in building our new Catalytic Listening course. To guide that effort, we are using Catalytic Strategy to ask two core questions: 1) What do we … Read more
Watch our first meeting held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 LISTEN TO THE MEETING HERE 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) What would it make possible … Read more
Creating the Future’s “Restructuring” Meeting will take place right here on Monday, March 14 from 1pm-3pm ET (US). Scroll to the bottom of this post for details on how to watch and participate. The agenda for the meeting is at this link here. As part of that agenda, you’ll find a summary snapshot of where … Read more
On January 11th of 2016, Creating the Future’s board and community members took the leap; we made the commitment to restructure this organization, so that we are modeling what life could look like if our mission were accomplished. What would organizations be like if they were structured to bring out the best in everyone – employees, … Read more
As we’re crafting the second course in our new curriculum – Catalytic Listening – we have been talking about creating “cheat sheets” as reminders. One of those sheets will include a list of words and phrases that inadvertently not only fail to bring out the best in ourselves and others, they actually bring out the … Read more
On February 17, 2016 Creating the Future’s Faculty Team continued crafting the Catalytic Listening course in our new curriculum. The video of that 3rd meeting is below. Where we are in the process: Meeting #1: We established what this class has the potential to make possible, and for whom. Meeting #2: We established the pre-conditions for success that … Read more