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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!
The word “abundance” is so overused in modern life that simply saying that word can split a room into factions – those who sense that there is an abundance of resources all around us, and those who call BS, seeing “abundance” as just so much snake oil. In truth, there are indeed abundant resources all … Read more
If Creating the Future is able to have its team members attend and present at conferences, what will that make possible – and for whom? That was the opening question earlier this week, as a team met to craft the strategy for our 4th crowdfunding campaign with StartSomeGood.com. The answers to that and other questions … Read more
At a meeting last week (get the context and watch here), the 3 people who will be presenting at the BoardSource conference on behalf of Creating the Future – Gayle, Nancy and me – got together to assemble the content of our session on Radical Accountability. The purpose was not just to have an outline … Read more
Close your eyes and picture a “movement” for creating a better world. What do you see? It is likely the image you conjured is one of people making something happen. Perhaps you envisioned the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington or the individual protests that came before and after that single event. Or perhaps you … Read more
What would a community-wide capacity building initiative look like if it aimed not at organizational capacity but at community capacity? And what would it take to make that so? These are the questions a group of us gathered to explore in late August, towards the end goal of a possible demonstration project – a proof … Read more
One Thursday, September 19th at 1pm PT, we’ll be meeting to craft our workshop for the BoardSource conference. The video of that session will appear at the bottom of this post at the time of the meeting. To participate, tweet to #CTFuture. Back in April, a group of Creating the Future fellows gathered to craft … Read more
Our September board meeting will be Monday, Sept. 9 at 1pm ET(NA) right here. To join in the conversation, watch for the video stream to appear at the end of this post. (There will be no video there until the meeting begins. If it's 1pm or a few minutes after, and there is no video, … Read more
What is the secret sauce that allow disparate individuals to gracefully become a true learning and growing community? Join us in this continuing exploration right here at this blog post, on Thursday, August 22 at 9am PT / 12 noon ET (North America). In this meeting, we will move from the theoretical to the practical … Read more
A common theme in so many conversations these days is the power of people with a common purpose, regularly gathering to learn from and support each other. Most of us have seen both sides of this coin – groups that flourish and thrive and nurture and grow, and groups that languish and eventually die. What, … Read more
On Wednesday, September 25th at 1pm PT, we’ll be meeting to craft our 4th Crowdfunding Campaign. The video of that session will appear at the bottom of this post at the time of the meeting. To participate, tweet to #CTFuture. Creating the Future is about to embark on its 4th crowd-funding campaign at StartSomeGood.com. And … Read more