Creating a New Future for Our eJournal

To participate in the January 27th live-streamed meeting about this topic, head to the bottom of this post for details. Since we began sending our eJournal years ago, the focus of that communication has been YOU. Exercises you can try, to apply Catalytic Thinking to your own life. Resources and communities to strengthen your Catalytic … Read more

Only Connect

Current e-Journal – December 7, 2020 “Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon.” ~ E.M. Forster, from Howard’s End   Before we dive in, 2 quick announcements: Values and the Board: Are you curious what it takes for an organization’s values to be the board’s primary focus? Join our discussion on December 14th! … Read more

Integrity, Hypocrisy, and You

Current e-Journal – November 17, 2020 What are the values you want to see in the world? Is that what you’re modeling?   Before we dive in, a quick announcement: We want your insights! This week’s eJournal about Integrity is timely for the work Creating the Future’s board has been doing. At our last meeting, … Read more

How “just one person” can make a big difference

Current e-Journal – October 28, 2020 But I’m just one person…   Before we dive in, a quick announcement: Creating the Future’s next board / community meeting is Monday, November 9 at 1pm Eastern time. The discussion will include determining what an “Integrity-focused board” looks like in practice, and how that translates to board recruitment. … Read more

3 Ways to Make Your Organization More Open

Current e-Journal – How to make YOUR organization more OPEN In this eJournal, you’ll find the mechanics of… * Open meetings (and the invitation to our upcoming meeting re: Racial Equity) * Openness and the 990 * Openness and Bylaws Openness is embedded in Creating the Future’s DNA. We have described the multitude of benefits … Read more

Please answer this question for us

Current e-Journal – August 10, 2020 What message do you hear in our work? For several months, Creating the Future community members have been crafting a communications strategy to help our mission ripple out farther and wider. (You can see those rich conversations linked here.) Our first step in putting that strategy into action is to … Read more

Catalytic Thinking & Racial Equity

Current e-Journal – August 3, 2020 What would racial equity look like in our organization? Next Monday, August 10, our board and community (that means you!) will begin the important discussion of racial equity at Creating the Future. If our board’s role is to ensure the organization is walking its talk, what is the talk … Read more

An Exciting Development!

Current e-Journal – July 27, 2020 Catalytic Thinking for the Win! This week’s eJournal is short and sweet – just one announcement: Stanford Social Innovation Review has published an article on Catalytic Thinking! We are excited to have a piece you can share with team members and partners, showing the power of this practice. And … Read more

Essential Questions for Moving Beyond Reactivity

Current e-Journal – July 8, 2020 The moment to create what is possible is RIGHT NOW. First, a quick update (and an invitation!) In the spirit of creating what is possible, this Monday, July 13th our board and community will discuss two items aimed at just that. And we hope you will join in. Item 1: Celebrating … Read more

The Truth about Self Care

Current e-Journal – May 26, 2020 Here’s the truth about self care…   Spoiler alert: There is a great new resource in the Resource List below, a joint venture between Creating the Future and the Association for Corporate Citizenship Professionals. And it’s FREE! The truth about self care Are you tired of hearing about “self … Read more