A theory of change is a common method used to describe how specific actions lead to specific changes within a particular context This blog explores Creative Generation’s theory of change. The author examines the tension that exist between the organization’s ability to remain responsive to its constituents while also maintaining a cogent strategy to achieve impact.
Read moreDevising an Ethnographic and Heuristic Approach to Inquiry
At Creative Generation, we believe that how we do our work is just as important as the work itself. This blog describes the process leading to the articulation of our heuristic and ethnographic approach to inquiry, and how we utilize the approach throughout our work.
Read moreHOLDING TENSIONS Blog: Embracing the FAIL
A failure may be deemed as something that didn’t go as planned, have a non-desired outcome, or be something tried that simply didn’t work. Some failures may even result in negative repercussions. They may cause us surprise, embarrassment, frustration and all kinds of unwanted feelings. They should be avoided at all costs- right?
Read moreHOLDING TENSIONS: Consultant-Ethnographer, A Nuanced Approach to Working with Organizations and Beyond
As a former educator-turned-project manager at Creative Generation, I hold the tension of currently working in a professional role that my former teacher colleagues (and myself) were often so skeptical of. In this post, I explore how Jill Schinberg’s consultant-ethnographer (CE) framework helps me balance this divergent experience, wherein Creative Generation’s objective to be in co-creation with our collaborators is actualized as we “understand, document, and interpret” important contextual information to successfully see projects through with integrity and care.
Read moreHOLDING TENSIONS in So-Called Australia: Can We Sing With One Voice?
This year, Australia lost a few performing arts icons. One of those was Judith Durham, lead singer of the Seekers and solo artist. She will be remembered for her beloved folk tunes, her uplifting vocals and charming, yet humble demeanour. Her distinctive voice gave us Georgy Girl and the Carnival is Over. This year the music industry paid tribute to the Seekers’ contribution to Australian music. As a quartet they had an innate ability to reflect the national consciousness, most notably captured in their iconic song, I Am Australian.
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