Strategic facilitation is one of Creation In Common’s greatest strengths. We have become very adept at helping people collaborate, connect their ideas, and identify and articulate really tough questions. And then we help them find a way to tackle those questions.  Throughout our strategic planning process with clients, we make three promises. These promises help […]

As Creation In Common celebrates our 20th anniversary this year, we look back to the very beginning, when three theater makers — Dana Gillespie, Carlo Cuesta, and Padraic Lillis — came together to find our moonshot: our big idea to make a difference in the world.  PADRAIC:  I met Carlo while working at the Berkshire Theatre […]

Our partners, our clients, and our own staff have faced remarkable challenges with strength, flexibility, and optimism. This brief video shares how we’re all moving forward as we make plans that give purpose to these turbulent times.  

Creation in Common Founder and Managing Partner, Carlo Cuesta, discusses how organizations experiencing rapid or unexpected growth can benefit from the work of a cross-functional leadership team.  Why is cross-functional leadership such a focus for Creation in Common right now?  Over the past five years we’ve seen a surprising amount of rapid growth among nonprofits, […]

As an organization that’s deeply committed to ending hunger throughout North Dakota and Western Minnesota, Great Plains Food Bank was familiar with trauma and crises. Among the 102,000 people it served, many struggled daily just to survive. And then came the pandemic. Within a week, the non-profit’s client base swelled to 145,000, just as food […]