Innovation that Lasts: Seven Years of Theater Without Walls
In 2010, San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse already had a stellar reputation. They were (and still are) known for producing world premieres … Continue reading
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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
Richard Evans Speaks on New Toronto Program
When Richard Evans co-founded EmcArts 20 years ago, he recognized that, though many arts organizations wanted to adapt and innovate … 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
New Resources on Audience and Community Engagement
Over the course of ten years, the EmcArts Innovation Labs for the Performing Arts and Innovation Labs for Arts Development Agencies created spaces … 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
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