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
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New Pathways | Charlotte Enters Phase Two
Having completed a workshop series on the roots of innovation, the participating organizations in New Pathways | Charlotte are about to enter 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
Adventures in Community Connectedness: An Interview with Becky Kendall of the Anchorage Concert Association
The Anchorage Concert Association (ACA) is the largest nonprofit presenting organization in Alaska, presenting everything from Broadway shows to Americana to spoken word. In 2014, ACA … Continue reading
Announcing Host Sites for EmcArts Community Change Workshops!
EmcArts is delighted to announce the first three locations for our two new workshop programs in pursuing community change through … 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
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
Innovation Forum Celebrates Work of New Pathways Participants
On April 24th, participants in the New Pathways | Houston program gathered at Houston’s Ensemble Theatre for the third and final … 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