What does a board need in order to lead? No, I’m not talking about what boards are supposed to DO. Leading is not about “doing” but about “being” and “thinking.” What do board members need in order to BE leaders? This is not just an academic question for us, as we are right now in … Read more
When we change the way we see things, things change. That has been the thread in all the lessons we learned from Creating the Future’s first ever Change-the-World Scholarship Campaign. And so, herewith, our top lessons, as we celebrate the success of that campaign! Lesson #1: Thinking with Others Leads to Changing How We See … Read more
We did it! And by “we” I mean all of us together: We raised $4,055 to help changemakers learn what it really takes to create the future of our world! So first, thank you to everyone who donated, and thank you to Alex Budak and Tom Dawkins for including Creating the Future in the kick-off … Read more
The post on Conflict of Interest earlier this week has led to some of the most interesting discussion about organizational leadership issues I’ve seen in a while. To all who participated, thank you! (And to all who missed it, read through the comments here.) Of the many issues that arose in that discussion, some have … Read more
We’re excited to be launching a new program – a program that readers here, and colleagues at Facebook and LinkedIn all said would be a huge help. Board education in digestible chunks. 20-30 minute audio classes for listening in your car or with your board. Going deep into a narrow topic, with thought-starters to move … Read more
I say it a lot in this space – and in every space I can. If we are creating the future with everything we do, and if that means we can create the future we want, then it is simple logic – community benefit organizations can create dramatic improvement to the quality of life in … Read more
It has been a little over a year since we made the decision to operate from a framework of transparent engagement. We have been inventing it as we go along, learning a lot more than even we thought we would. There have already been several broad areas where we have openly engaged. – Our name … Read more
Last week I posted the list of all we accomplished this year. In that whole long list, there is one thing we hadn’t expected – something that became clear only when we not only considered what we had accomplished, but considered what’s next. When we set our goals at the beginning of 2010, we had … Read more
Last year we began a tradition I am eager to uphold – creating the WOW List, to publicly celebrate all we accomplished towards our goals throughout the year. Those of you who have been following our work have a sense that this year totally kicked butt at Creating the Future. When you look at the … Read more
Between writing The Pollyanna Principles and rolling out our Immersion Courses, the past few years have whirred by. Suddenly we realize that we cannot recall the last time we attended a conference where I wasn’t speaking! It has been years since we last joined with others for the sheer purpose of learning and meeting people … Read more