Current e-Journal – November 12, 2024 A post-election note from Hildy Dear friends, We had planned a different newsletter for this week. But as has happened for so many of us, nothing is as we had planned. Or as we had hoped and worked towards. I have a whole lot of observations. About race … Read more
Current e-Journal – November 5, 2024 What DO you have control over? In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: What DO you have control over? Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements The Creating the Future Podcast! What does it take to create sweeping, visionary, systemic change? That is … Read more
Current e-Journal – October 29, 2024 What actually creates change? We’ll get to the point quickly in this newsletter: We’ve launched the Creating the Future podcast! The podcast focuses on the most important question for folks in the social change arena: What actually creates change? If we want a future that is more humane, more … Read more
Current e-Journal – October 22, 2024 The Problem with Evaluation In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: The Problem with Evaluation Resources to Further Your Practice Our Final Webinar of 2024! Next week Creating the Future will host our final webinar of 2024: Unlocking Your Board’s Potential with Catalytic Thinking. … Read more
Current e-Journal – October 15, 2024 Asking for what you really want In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Asking for what you really want Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements Grant-writing: A Different Approach On October 23rd we will apply Catalytic Thinking to grant proposals – and we … Read more
Current Tools You Can Use NOW October 8, 2024 Messaging Made Easy In this week’s Tools to Use Newsletter… • Invitations and Announcements • Tools You Can Use NOW: Messaging Made Easy Invitations and Announcements: Write Better Grant Proposals Find out what would make your grant proposals more powerful! On October 23rd we will apply Catalytic … Read more
Current e-Journal – October 1, 2024 Photo by User:Germain92, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons What “Accountability to Community” really looks like In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: What “Accountability to Community” really looks like Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Your organization deserves a board that … Read more
Current Tools You Can Use NOW Changing the questions in your day-to-day Most people who encounter the questions of Catalytic Thinking are struck by the power we have to change our circumstances by simply changing the questions we ask. But because these questions feel different, some folks find it hard to apply them in their … Read more
Current e-Journal – September 17, 2024 Assumptions are the water we swim in In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Expose Assumptions with Ease Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: If you’re stepping into Planning mode… For your 2025 plan, which will you choose? A planning process designed … Read more
Current e-Journal – September 3, 2024 The worst obstacle to effective planning In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations & Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: The worst obstacle to effective planning Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: It’s Planning Season! If you’re stepping into planning mode over the next few months, there is something … Read more