On Adaptive Capacity and Resilience
Written by Richard Evans, January 2017, revised January 2020 As a concluding activity to the eight years of national Innovation … Continue reading
On Adaptive Capacity and Resilience
Written by Richard Evans, January 2017, revised January 2020 As a concluding activity to the eight years of national Innovation … 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
In Search of Radical Openness
STREB, founded in 1979 by choreographer Elizabeth Streb, is an organization dedicated to bringing audiences and communities into the artistic … Continue reading
Podcasts , Typewriters & Happy Hours: An Interview with Krupa Parikh of Inprint (Part 2)
In Part 1 of my interview with Krupa Parikh of Inprint, we discussed the organization’s participation in the New Pathways … Continue reading
Podcasts , Typewriters & Happy Hours: An Interview with Krupa Parikh of Inprint (Part 1)
Inprint, a literary arts nonprofit based in Houston, Texas, operates a number of programs to promote creative writing and reading. … 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
Eight Adaptive Capacities
These days, it’s a volatile, uncertain and complex world out there for the arts. To achieve our goals, it’s no … 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