If something is phenomenal, it moves us deeply, inspires our wholehearted engagement and moves the world and is less moved by the world. This insight is core to my next offering #Phenomenal #Conversations; Watch this space for more details and the featured topics #leadership

What do light-bending and mind-bending have in common? #imagination #creativity

Exploring the Deeper Dynamics of Systems Change by Dave Pendle link.medium.com/WiiggjeBgrb

"Spurred by ubiquitous calls to innovate, to be thought leaders, and increasingly aware of the broken ideas of our tired world, we start to realize the value of the imaginative play left behind so long ago." #Creativity #ImaginePossible ignitedword.com/post/finding-y…

Using stories well and authentically creates influence. But influence is not control, and the results of effective storytelling are not always as we anticipate.

We're thrilled to be offering an Environmental Justice Poetry Lounge! This is a one-of-a-kind way to further your organization's conversation on environmental justice. See more details at ignitedword.com/workshops #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice

Tired of thinking of social impact/change as a line on a graph? Here are some symbols for how we understand, measure, and report against change. For example, if using the "Gardener" analogy, conduct a stakeholder mapping; report on the relationships you have helped broker.

If boredom at work is more dangerous than burnout, then consider this tip from Forbes: "By broadening one's horizons and setting aside time for creativity, one might be able to break out of the monotony of boredom at work and find inspiration once again."forbes.com/sites/lindsayk…

We're exploring the nexus of innovation, racial equity and evaluation in our ongoing research, What's Evaluation Got to Do With It? Please view our research map here! app.mural.co/t/ignitedword4…

Here are more symbols for social impact/change processes that can diversify how we understand, measure, and report against change. For example, use the flashlight metaphor to illustrate how you shed some light within a space that was murky or little understood.

"The bad do not win—not finally/No matter how loud they are./We simply would not be here/If that were so." -- and more food for thought in this stunning poem by Alberto Rios that describes the human impulse to be good and to create good. Full poem here: poets.org/poem/house-cal…

What makes for an outstanding impact report? Check out our revised tips. For more information, visit ignitedword.com/impact-reports

We're reading Frederick Laloux's seminal book on Teal organizations and exploring what the implications are for creativity. We love the metaphor upgrade of thinking of the organization as living organism, rather than as machine.

First comes #imagination, then come all the the things we can do with it.

"For this we go out dark nights, searching/For the dimmest stars," begins this #poem of cosmic longing and hope. Full poem here: themarginalian.org/2022/02/24/dar…

Brainstorming more focused on generating questions than ideas? A novel thought! Has anyone done this before? #creativity #collaboration

As we seek to honor Native voices and stories during Indigenous Peoples month, Joy Harjo's words remind us that Indigenous people are still here, and have never left. #indigenouspeoplesday #nativepoetry #poetry

In our blog post Finding Your Door to creativity at work, we mentioned flow states as one way of increasing creativity. Check out these tips from Hack The Flow State for a productive flow-state when working from home (though you could try them in the office too).

Innovation without creativity and imagination? We don't think so. #innovation #curiousideas #Creative

As with so many other things, #leadership from the highest levels is crucial when building a culture of #innovation.