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The Four Levers of New Capability

The Four Levers of New Capability

by Carlo Cuesta | Dec 14, 2025 | Creativity and Innovation, Feature

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...
The Freedom to Be and to Do

The Freedom to Be and to Do

by Carlo Cuesta | Dec 2, 2025 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation

In the social sector, we often talk about capacity—do we have enough staff, funding, or time to deliver on our goals? But there’s a deeper question worth asking: Do we have the capability that this moment requires? At Creation In Common, we embrace...
Disruption Is Not the End—It’s the Invitation

Disruption Is Not the End—It’s the Invitation

by Carlo Cuesta | Nov 11, 2025 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation

There’s a moment we’ve seen over and over again: An organization’s budget collapses. A key partner disappears. A political shift makes everything suddenly fragile. You look around the table—your team is dazed, scrambling, or just flat-out tired. You know something has...
Creative Tension: The Only Way Forward

Creative Tension: The Only Way Forward

by Carlo Cuesta | Oct 19, 2025 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation

We define creative tension as the space between our greatest opportunity and our greatest challenge. It’s not just a stretch or a gap—it’s the living edge of change. The zone where possibility hasn’t yet hardened into certainty, and where the work of transformation is...
Four Practices That Move Us Toward Abundance

Four Practices That Move Us Toward Abundance

by Carlo Cuesta | Sep 23, 2025 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation

Shared creativity can move us from scarcity to abundance. Here’s how: 1. Seeing Together: Oxygen Over Urgency When organizations face pressure, the reflex is to act quickly. But fast decisions made in narrow frames often reinforce the very problems we’re trying to...
Scarcity is Real—But So is Abundance

Scarcity is Real—But So is Abundance

by Carlo Cuesta | Sep 11, 2025 | Creativity and Innovation, Uncategorized

If you’ve ever stared at a spreadsheet wondering how your organization was going to stay afloat, you’re not alone. Many of us have faced the spiral of doubt: What can we cut? Who can we ask for help? Will this be the moment that breaks us? Scarcity is real. But it’s...
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