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Think Fast: Rethinking Strategic Plan Implementation

by Carlo Cuesta | Aug 8, 2022 | Uncategorized

The genesis of Creation in Common’s adaptive strategy map provides a great story about how the pandemic has affected those of us who work in and with the nonprofit sector. At its heart, the tale is about capturing the crucial learnings and capabilities that have...

Defining Your Stakeholders

by Carlo Cuesta | Jul 27, 2022 | Uncategorized

This is excerpt from an online training we conducted that provides a simple approach for how organizations can identify and define their multiple stakeholders.

Meet Julie Sand!

by Carlo Cuesta | Feb 20, 2022 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Uncategorized

Julie Sand During Creation In Common’s earliest days, we contracted Julie Sand to help with a big statewide survey of arts organizations for the Jerome Foundation. We were impressed with her energy, breadth of experience, and her organizational skills. After...

Client Spotlight – Center for Craft: Embracing Our Shared Humanity

by Carlo Cuesta | Feb 20, 2022 | Uncategorized

Center for Craft’s National Innovation Hub located in Asheville North Carolina Although “arts and crafts” are often lumped together, they are actually distinct forms of creativity with their own approaches and philosophies, but they can still be hard...

Our Three Promises

by Carlo Cuesta | Feb 20, 2022 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Uncategorized

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...

Finding Our Moonshot: 20 Years of Creation In Common

by Carlo Cuesta | Feb 20, 2022 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Shared Creativity Stories, Uncategorized

2002 – Year One of Creation In Common – (l to r) Dana Gillespie, Carlo Cuesta, and Padraic Lillis 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,...
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