More than a Great Date: Sustaining Innovation at the Alutiiq Museum
In February 2017, we profiled the efforts of Alaska’s Alutiiq Museum as it worked to reach beyond its core group … Continue reading
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Photo Essay: A Lab Concludes, But the Work Goes On…
On December 6th, the conveners and participants in the Dallas Community Innovation Lab gathered together to celebrate the conclusion of the … Continue reading
Announcing New Pathways | Charlotte!
EmcArts, alongside the Foundation for the Carolinas, proudly announces the launch of New Pathways for Arts & Culture | … Continue reading
Finding Creativity in the “Shadow System”: An Update from the Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival
A signature cultural event for its region for over three decades, Canada’s Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival found itself facing … Continue reading
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Here at EmcArts, we pride ourselves on the work that we do to build adaptive capacity and make innovation possible! We know that … 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
Photo Essay: Planting New Seeds to Cultivate Food Security in Dallas
Community Innovation Lab | Dallas is part of the second round of EmcArts’ Community Innovation Labs program, which addresses tough social challenges in … Continue reading
The Artistry of Systemic Change
EmcArts is pleased to share our newest article, which has just been published in the GIA Reader, Vol 28. No … Continue reading
On Chaos and moving into the second phase of New Pathways | Houston
In the last 10 months, we’ve spent many hours on planes from New York to Houston, walking the streets of … Continue reading
Building a Developmental Evaluation Framework for the Community Innovation Labs
Developmental evaluation mixes the critical thinking typical of evaluation with the creative thinking necessary for innovation. Previously, Jamie Gamble of … Continue reading
From Founder-led to Artist-led: shared leadership at ICE
International Contemporary Ensemble, also known as ICE, presented an incredible 50 world premieres at the Mostly Mozart festival in 2016 … Continue reading
Flipping the Script: We’re Not the Experts, They Are!
Having recently completed EmcArts’ Arts Leaders as Cultural Innovators (ALACI) Fellowship, I jumped at the chance to reflect on my … 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