What does your post-pandemic future look like?
New digital offering designed for single organizations ready to dig deep into new pathways forward Many organizations in the arts … Continue reading
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Reimagine your future in the midst of historic change
EmcArts pilots new digital programs in Toronto and Detroit focused on recovering and rebuilding EmcArts spent months during the COVID-19 … Continue reading
The Discipline of Adaptive Changemaking
What is it and who can benefit? “The entrepreneurial spirit is strong right now – we want to plunge into … Continue reading
Responding to “this moment of challenge and change”
In a new report (March 2021), Buffering Against Uncertainty, SMU DataArts analyzes the condition of capital in nonprofit cultural organizations … Continue reading
Adapting in Crisis: Case Studies of Resilience in the Arts
Knight Foundation report captures the value of EmcArts program on adaptive capacity The Knight Foundation has just published a new … Continue reading
Introducing EmcArts 2021
Now available: New digital programs for adaptive re-imagining across the arts Open access and greater inclusion for our sector at … Continue reading
Historic PAFA adapts to the present, reimagines its future
When leaders of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia embarked on a journey with EmcArts last fall, they … Continue reading
New Pathways: Steeped in tradition, Houston Boychoir embraces its future
For nearly 60 years Houston Boychoir has helped young men master the skills they need to shine both on and … Continue reading
Discovering New Futures: Radical Experiments, not more Planning!
“For the first time in a long time, the future feels inventable, not inevitable.” – Aislinn Rose, The Theatre Centre, … Continue reading
Impossibly Both: Embracing Wickedness and Paradox to Succeed in Complexity
“How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.” (Niels Bohr) When … Continue reading
Adaptive Change: Alive and well in Toronto’s performing arts sector
When EmcArts and the Metcalf Foundation put out the call for people interested in learning how to facilitate adaptive change … Continue reading
LearnFwd: Guidance on Navigating Crisis as Adaptive Leaders
Lead Process Facilitator, Melissa Dibble, talks through two things to keep top of mind to help you navigate this crisis … Continue reading
The Vital Task of Adapting our Organizations During – and After- the Pandemic Webinars
These sessions aim to help leaders and staff in any role make real progress out of disorder and into viable … Continue reading
Gaining Momentum for Adaptive Work by Lowering Internal Barriers
Developing your organization’s adaptive capacities is essential for the journey of change that we’re all engaged in (see our article … Continue reading
Supporting You as an Adaptive Leader
Last week we introduced new online services from EmcArts, aimed at supporting you through this time and helping you to … Continue reading