Poetic Inquiry is a research process created by multiculturalists and feminists in the 1970s who urged the field of qualitative research to make substantial space for the ways of knowing and being of minoritized people, including but not limited to women, people of color, among other groups.
Read moreMaking It a Movement, Not a Moment
In this blog, Manager of Community Knowledge André Solomon analyzes the responses of funders of color speaking on previous season of Creative Generation's Why Change? podcast. Why Change? invites listeners around the globe to learn how artists, educators, and cultural practitioners can change the world, one community at a time, while envisioning new, creative futures through the question, “why change?” Season 2 investigated how funders and funder-adjacent individuals (i.e. consultants) approach changes to the philanthropic sector in the United States.
Read moreHOLDING TENSIONS: Balancing Local Actions and Global Changes
As the final author in Creative Generation’s “Holding Tensions” series as part of our Campaign 2022: Building Creative Futures, I have the distinct pleasure of summarizing an incredible amount of ideas.
Read moreRefining a Theory of Change
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.
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