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
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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
Learning to Start Small: An update from the Usdan Summer Camp for the Performing Arts
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts sounds just a little bit like paradise for artistic kids. For fifty years, the … Continue reading
Announcing a New Webinar Series from EmcArts!
For over ten years, our programs have equipped participants with rigorous frameworks and practical tools for innovation. We’ve heard from … 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
Community Innovation through the Arts — Two New Capacity-Building Programs in 2018-2019!
Expanding on the system change work begun through our Community Innovation Labs, EmcArts is excited to announce two new workshop … Continue reading
Making Innovation “Stick” with an Adaptive Leadership Circle
“How do we get this work to stick?” This is one of the questions that EmcArts facilitators get most often … Continue reading
Announcing Staging Change | Toronto!
The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation and EmcArts proudly announce the launch of Staging Change, a multi-year strategic investment program geared to strengthen … Continue reading
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
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