Why Creativity Matters In the Nonprofit Workplace
Ignited Word
Helping organizations and teams doing uncommon things to tap their creativity for social good.
Ten Reasons Why Creativity Matters in the Nonprofit Workplace
According to the World Economic Forum's?Future of Jobs Report?"creativity, innovation and ideation will be key skills for the workforce of the future." In honor of World Creativity and Innovation Day (April 21), we're giving you 10 more reasons why they matter in the nonprofit workplace. These include: giving your organization the confidence, adaptability, and ideas to forge its path in a nonprofit landscape and global environment that are uncertain and rapidly changing; increasing staff engagement; making the organization more attractive to top talent; and reducing stress. #nonprofit #nonprofitfundraising #workplaceculture #creativitymatters
Ignited Word's Updated Resources Page
Need inspiration? Check out our Right to Imagine resources from our website's updated Resources page. Want to change your results measurement duties from onerous to enjoyable? Read our Results Management On Your Own Terms article. Find these and other uncommon resources for fueling your creative fires here. #imagination #poetry #failureanalysis #failureispartofsuccess #changeleadership
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Research on Innovation, Evaluation and Funder Type
How do evaluation requirements impact BIPOC organizations' ability to innovate? How can funders better support BIPOC organizations to innovate? We're teaming up with Bridge Philanthropic Consulting, LLC. to explore these questions through research on the nexus of innovation, evaluation, and funder type. Stay tuned for more! #bipoc #innovation
A Fresh Look at Appreciative Inquiry
What do we miss out on when problem-solving becomes our default mode? As a method for organizational change and visioning, appreciative inquiry has been around for decades. Its core message is that by exploring the positive rather than analyzing the negative, we create new possibilities that cause problems to fall away on their own. This message has never been more relevant, particularly with today's growing emphasis on assets-based approaches. While problem trees, root cause analyses, and other problem-diagnostic methods are important, they simply lack the power of appreciative inquiry for coalescing actors around a new direction.?#appreciativeinquiry #organizationalchange
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