LearnFwd: Reducing Constraints on Adaptive Work
Here at EmcArts, when we work with organizations and communities on helping them address their complex challenges, we spend a … Continue reading
LearnFwd: Reducing Constraints on Adaptive Work
Here at EmcArts, when we work with organizations and communities on helping them address their complex challenges, we spend a … Continue reading
LearnFwd: Small Experiments with Radical Intent
Here at EmcArts, we design and deliver lots of different programs and services, some for individuals, some for organizations, and … Continue reading
EmcArts & The Foraker Group – Learning Together
EmcArts has been fortunate to work alongside The Foraker Group in our New Pathways | Alaska program, and the connection has been … Continue reading
LearnFwd: Wicked Problems, Wicked Questions
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress. – Niels … Continue reading
LearnFwd: Reconnect with Your Passion
It’s summer, and that means I’m making an attempt to read more than I do during the rest of the … Continue reading
LearnFwd: Change Your Environment!
At EmcArts, we believe that the ability to thrive in a rapidly changing world comes from fostering adaptive cultures in … Continue reading
LearnFwd: In Search of the Aha! Moment
Every so often, conversations within a meeting, or between meetings, or maybe over the lunch table, enter into a dialogue … Continue reading
LearnFwd: What Makes an “Exemplary” Process Facilitator?
It’s that time of year when things are winding down – graduations are happening (in my household this year, with … Continue reading
LearnFwd: Rehearsing Your Script
Remember the last time you got a new job at a new organization? And then you went to dinner with … Continue reading
LearnFwd: Discontinuous Questions
Say I’m just beginning my work with a new organization. We’ve gathered together a group made up of administrators, artists, … Continue reading
LearnFwd: An opening move
I walk into a conference room. It’s a little stuffed with furniture, but that can be moved. I’ve just met … Continue reading
How to Embed Developmental Evaluation in Your Work
This post builds on other resources available on ArtsFwd. First, my post from earlier this month explores why developmental evaluation … Continue reading
Learning in Complex Contexts: Why Developmental Evaluation is a Promising Approach
At its core, evaluation is about learning. Learning can be defined as knowledge that supports one’s capacity to address emerging … Continue reading
Innovation as a Way of Working: A case study of 3 organizations (Part Two)
Part 2: Implications & Connections What are the adaptive muscles needed to respond nimbly and efficiently to complex challenges? Instilling … Continue reading
Innovation as a Way of Working: A case study of 3 organizations (Part One)
Context In 2014, I was working at Pillsbury House + Theatre in Minneapolis, MN, when we were selected to participate … Continue reading