by laurav | Jun 22, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Uncategorized
For a while, many of us believed we were living through a transitory storm. When the pandemic arrived, we adapted. We improvised. We worked harder than we thought possible. We told ourselves that if we could just get through this moment, things would settle down. But...
by laurav | Jun 9, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation
We’ve all seen the movie: One charismatic leader sees the light, changes their point of view, and transformation magically occurs. But in the social impact sector, one leader making a mindset shift is rarely enough. Our work is too interdependent, too relational, and...
by laurav | May 27, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation
Collaboration is no longer a luxury. In today’s landscape, few organizations can be all things to all people. We’ve seen it across every sector: the most urgent community needs, from food security to cultural preservation, are too complex to be solved by any one...
by Carlo Cuesta | Apr 21, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Feature, Feature-HHS
During this chaotic time, social impact leaders have a new task in front of them: metabolizing disruption. This is the work of discerning signal from noise, deepening relationships when funding is uncertain, and protecting people, resources, and values while the...
by Carlo Cuesta | Mar 18, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Uncategorized
At the end of a long strategic planning retreat, there’s a moment our team at Creation in Common has come to recognize well. The room is tired—deeply, honestly tired—from a day spent in creative collaboration. People have stretched beyond their usual roles, listened...
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...
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