What if that’s not true

Current e-Journal – October 13, 2026 What if that’s not true?  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: What if that’s not true? Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Last Chance for Webinars Our fall webinars are happening next week. Tuition is pay-what-you-can. So come join us! BOARDS: Strengthening … Read more

Certainty vs Possibility

Current e-Journal – October 7, 2026 “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind, there are few.”  ~ Shunryu Suzuki  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Certainty as the Enemy of Possibility Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: In Memoriam It is … Read more

So many options! How will you decide?

Current e-Journal – September 29, 2026 So many options! How will you decide?  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: So many options! How will you decide? Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: 2 New Webinars! Remember: Tuition for all our webinars is pay-what-you-can. No one will be … Read more

What if it’s actually not difficult?

Current e-Journal – September 22, 2026 What if it’s actually not difficult?  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: What if it’s actually not difficult? Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Strengthen Your Board in these Uncertain Times (NEW WEBINAR) Is your board tackling these tough times with … Read more

Planning during Uncertain Times

Current e-Journal – September 15, 2026 Planning during Uncertain Times  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Planning during Uncertain Times Invitations & Announcements: Helping Your Board Find Courage In these unprecedented times, many boards don’t know how to handle the uncertainty and fear we are all facing. That’s why … Read more

It’s time to start over

Current e-Journal – September 8, 2026 September is a time for starting over  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: September: Time to start over Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Re-imagining Program Evaluation What if we could reinvent program evaluation to provide not just organizational learning but … Read more

Holding friends accountable for REST

Current e-Journal – August 18, 2026 Holding friends accountable for REST  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Holding friends accountable for REST Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Evaluation for NON-evaluators (and yes, for evaluators, too) What if your community members were the ones evaluating your programs? … Read more

Creating Spaces for Connection

Current e-Journal – August 04, 2026 Are your programs creating spaces for connection?  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Creating Spaces for Connection Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Evaluation for NON-evaluators (and yes, for evaluators, too) What if your community members were the ones evaluating your … Read more

Accountability for Outcomes (Part 2)

Current e-Journal – July 21, 2026 Who is keeping your organization accountable for outcomes?  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Who is keeping your organization accountable for outcomes? Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Program Evaluation: Equitable, Participatory, and Community-based What if your community members were the … Read more

Measuring the Outcomes that Matter (Part 1)

Current e-Journal – July 14, 2026 Measuring REAL outcomes  In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Measuring real outcomes is NOT impossible Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Equitable, Participatory, Community-based Program Evaluation What if your community members were the ones evaluating your programs? As Creating the Future … Read more