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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!
Social change advocates talk a lot about engaging conversation, about bringing people together. And yet, attend just one parent-teacher or chamber of commerce meeting where a contentious issue is being addressed, and you’ll know it’s not that easy. Bringing together groups with different opinions may mean only that they have the opportunity to yell at … Read more
Community benefit groups of all kinds – traditional nonprofits and government offices and social enterprises – are all taught the benefits of running social change efforts like a business. But what happens when we throw all that out the window and run those efforts like… hockey? In this month’s 3 minute video, Creating the Future … Read more
Words matter. The words change leaders use to tell their story can make or break how effective they are in accomplishing their goals. Over the past few months, Creating the Future has been intently exploring what words best describe the work we are doing. Through online meetings and private conversations, experts and fans have guided … Read more
Our March 2013 board meeting will be Monday, March 11 at 1pm ET(NA). And you are hereby invited to join in the discussion! In addition to adding Mark Eckhardt as a new board member (we’ll have to re-do our composite photo!), there are two agenda items that will significantly move this effort forward: • Resource … Read more
So much of our power to create change lies in the questions we ask. Questions can encourage and invite what is possible – or they can shut down conversation in an instant. Questions can bring out the best in everyone in the room, or they can set an entire roomful of people’s teeth on edge. … Read more
Ask people what power they have to change the world, and the answer is almost always, “Me? I’m just one person – and not an important person at that…” At the end of February, a group of those average, ordinary people gathered to learn together about creating change “from the middle.” These were not leaders … Read more
In Creating the Future’s immersion courses, one of the posters that greets participants is the one to the left here – Values as a Verb. Put simply, values are merely empty words if they are not put into action. At its August 2012 board meeting, the board of Creating the Future therefore discussed the talk … Read more
In Creating the Future’s immersion courses, one of the posters that greets participants is the one to the left here – Values as a Verb. Put simply, values are nothing but empty words if they are not put into action. At its August 2012 board meeting, the board of Creating the Future therefore discussed the … Read more
What qualifications do we want people have, to teach classes on behalf of Creating the Future? That question, in any other realm, might begin a conversation that brainstorms qualifications. People might suggest bringing in a faculty development expert. Others might begin suggesting one-on-one mentorships or online classes or other formats for instruction. The question would … Read more
What training do people need if they are going to teach on behalf of Creating the Future? What qualifications / qualities might we seek? Join us today at 3pm Eastern time, as we begin to explore these questions and more. Today's topic: What would educational programs look like if they are amplifying / accelerating a … Read more