by Carlo Cuesta | Feb 18, 2026 | Creativity and Innovation
Imagine standing in a busy city behind a heavy glass door with a sound-proof seal. Through the glass, it’s a beautiful spring day. People move with purpose. A man walks his dog. A couple leans into conversation. Traffic builds and releases at the intersection. From...
by Carlo Cuesta | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Carlo Cuesta When I studied to become a theater director, one textbook described human drama in the following equation featuring Person A and Person B: A does to B. B reacts and B adjusts. Then… B does to A. A reacts and A adjusts. As the process between A and B...
by Carlo Cuesta | Feb 5, 2026 | Collaboration
By Carlo Cuesta Life in Minneapolis/St. Paul has been turbulent in this dawn of a new year. But we have been deeply inspired by our community’s response to recent traumatic events. At a time when things are so terribly wrong, when you’d expect people to feel paralyzed...
by Carlo Cuesta | Jan 21, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Feature
When fear has unfettered access to our community, the first thing to go is our creative capacity. The ability to imagine and take action toward a just and equitable future is displaced by an obsession to get back to normal, to shelter and protect what we have, or get...
by Carlo Cuesta | Dec 14, 2025 | Creativity and Innovation
Building a new capability doesn’t mean learning a new skill. It means changing how we see, organize, and show up for the work. At Creation In Common, we’ve learned that four levers must be engaged to create lasting, liberating change. Whether we’re working with a...
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