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Posts Tagged: Melissa Dibble

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LearnFwd: Reducing Constraints on Adaptive Work

By Melissa Dibble
Dec 19, 2018

Here at EmcArts, when we work with organizations and communities on helping them address their complex challenges, we spend a … Continue reading →

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LearnFwd: Small Experiments with Radical Intent

By Melissa Dibble
Nov 19, 2018

Here at EmcArts, we design and deliver lots of different programs and services, some for individuals, some for organizations, and … Continue reading →

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LearnFwd: Wicked Problems, Wicked Questions

By Melissa Dibble
Oct 11, 2018

How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.                                                 – Niels … Continue reading →

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LearnFwd: Reconnect with Your Passion

By Melissa Dibble
Jul 24, 2018

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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LearnFwd: Change Your Environment!

By Melissa Dibble
Jul 11, 2018

At EmcArts, we believe that the ability to thrive in a rapidly changing world comes from fostering adaptive cultures in … Continue reading →

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LearnFwd: In Search of the Aha! Moment

By Melissa Dibble
Jun 14, 2018

Every so often, conversations within a meeting, or between meetings, or maybe over the lunch table, enter into a dialogue … Continue reading →

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LearnFwd: What Makes an “Exemplary” Process Facilitator?

By Melissa Dibble
Jun 5, 2018

It’s that time of year when things are winding down – graduations are happening (in my household this year, with … Continue reading →

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LearnFwd: Rehearsing Your Script

By Melissa Dibble
Apr 18, 2018

Remember the last time you got a new job at a new organization? And then you went to dinner with … Continue reading →

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LearnFwd: Discontinuous Questions

By Melissa Dibble
Mar 28, 2018

Say I’m just beginning my work with a new organization. We’ve gathered together a group made up of administrators, artists, … Continue reading →

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Learning to Start Small: An update from the Usdan Summer Camp for the Performing Arts

By Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Mar 27, 2018

Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts sounds just a little bit like paradise for artistic kids. For fifty years, the … Continue reading →

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LearnFwd: An opening move

By Melissa Dibble
Mar 8, 2018

I walk into a conference room. It’s a little stuffed with furniture, but that can be moved. I’ve just met … Continue reading →

Announcements

Seeking Executive & Business Development Assistant for EmcArts

By Melissa Dibble
Aug 8, 2013

EmcArts is recruiting an Executive & Business Development Assistant.

Announcements

Seeking Director of Programs for EmcArts

By Melissa Dibble
Jun 18, 2013

EmcArts is looking for an experienced practitioner to lead the design and continuous improvement of our programs.

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Recent Reads: Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music

By Melissa Dibble
Feb 13, 2012

As a former administrator of symphony orchestra community engagement programs, I have thought a lot about why becoming fluent in … Continue reading →

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