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 | Apr 1, 2026 | Creativity and Innovation
Passion is one of the most misunderstood forces in social impact work. We often treat it as fuel, something to burn through in service of urgency. Or as identity, “This is who I am, therefore I must keep going.” Or as motivation, “If I care enough, I’ll find 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 | Mar 4, 2026 | Creativity and Innovation
According to entrepreneurial strategist Dan Sullivan, there are three kinds of people who shape how things move forward. He calls them Simplifiers, Multipliers, and Complicators. Simplifiers cut through the noise. They see the most direct, effective path and focus on...
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 | Jan 21, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation
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...
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