Current e-Journal – October 24, 2022 This is it! This week, we are inviting YOU to help determine what’s next for our work here at Creating the Future. Here’s why we are excited – and why we hope you’ll say YES to this invitation. What you can expect: Starting tomorrow, we will begin rolling out … Read more
Current e-Journal – September 26, 2022 Do you trust your community? In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… • Invitations & Announcements • Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Do you trust your community? • Resources to Further Your Practice • Story of the Week: Catalytic Thinking in ACTION Invitations & Announcements: What’s Next for Creating the Future? In … Read more
Current e-Journal – August 22, 2022 Community Engagement Tools Community Engagement Tools What does it take to meaningfully include your community in your social change work? For the past few months, that has been the topic of conversation for our Integrity Team (formerly known as our board). This is not a theoretical discussion. Come September, … Read more
Current e-Journal – August 8, 2022 Words that Create Real Change In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… • Invitations & Announcements • Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Words that Create Real Change • Resources to Further Your Practice • Story of the Week: Catalytic Thinking in ACTION Invitations & Announcements: Hildy is in the process of writing the … Read more
Current e-Journal – June 20, 2022 How to Create Cause-and-Effect In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… • Invitations & Announcements • Catalytic Thinking Exercise: How to Create Cause-and-Effect • Resources to Further Your Practice • Story of the Week: Catalytic Thinking in ACTION Invitations & Announcements: Community Engagement Planning via Catalytic Thinking On Monday, June 27, … Read more
Current e-Journal – June 13, 2022 A note from Hildy about the state of the world My Friends, Given the circumstances of the past few weeks and months, I wanted to send a note to check in with you. How are you doing? During the early days of the pandemic, my friend Tom Dawkins noted … Read more
Current e-Journal – May 02, 2022 One simple step to create new thought habits In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… • Invitations & Announcements • Catalytic Thinking Exercise: A simple way to make Catalytic Thinking a habit • Resources to Further Your Practice • Story of the Week: Catalytic Thinking in ACTION Invitations & Announcements: Community … Read more
Current e-Journal – April 04, 2022 Real Inclusion comes from these questions In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… • Invitations & Announcements • Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Questions that Create Real Inclusion • Resources to Further Your Practice • Story of the Week: Catalytic Thinking in Practice Invitations & Announcements: What’s Next for Creating the Future? … Read more
Current e-Journal – March 7, 2022 You have more control than you think In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: What do you have control over? Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Succession Planning: This month’s Integrity Conversation is happening next Monday, March 14. We will continue … Read more
Current Tools You Can Use NOW A Simple Tool for Making Decisions This edition of Tools You Can Use NOW will help you take the guesswork out of decision-making: using a decision-making matrix. When teams are making tough decisions, they often express a lack of confidence. They may not say it in those words. What … Read more