The Creation in Common team embraces positive, strengths-based concepts like Appreciative Inquiry. That’s why Project Associate Laura Venhaus has been compiling a community-building bibliography of models and resources to inform our work. Appreciative Inquiry is an assets-based approach to organizational or community development. A core belief of the approach is that positive questions lead to positive change. So […]

Twenty years ago, when Managing Partner Carlo Cuesta and graphic designer Mary Brozic came together to develop the Creation in Common logo, we didn’t know exactly where our company would end up. But we knew what we wanted to do: Help people lead and create together. Although our branding has slightly shifted slightly since we developed […]

Center for Craft in Asheville, NC fosters new ideas in the field of craft while backing the next generation of makers, curators, and scholars. In October of 2021, they brought together more than a dozen multidisciplinary thought leaders for “Craft Can,” a three-day virtual think tank and visioning process. Creation in Common helped Center for Craft plan […]

We’re delighted to announce that our project associate, Lindsey Burdick, was recently promoted to senior associate project manager! Lindsey’s interest in project management grew last October when she took the reins on a project to cover for a colleague on personal leave. That success led to other leadership opportunities and eventually to her promotion.  Carlo Cuesta, […]

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 emerged: adaptability, thinking on our feet, and taking an action-oriented […]