Creative Evolutions
@creativeevolutions.bsky.social
Human-centered adaptive ecosystem that creates actionable solutions.
https://www.creativeevolutions.com/
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https://www.creativeevolutions.com/
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🏙️ Are you in NYC for @tcg_gram 2025 Fall Forum on Governance?
Focused on the idea of Leadership for the Long Arc, this Forum explores one of our most requested services:
Focused on the idea of Leadership for the Long Arc, this Forum explores one of our most requested services:
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🏙️ Are you in NYC for @tcg_gram 2025 Fall Forum on Governance?
Focused on the idea of Leadership for the Long Arc, this Forum explores one of our most requested services:
Focused on the idea of Leadership for the Long Arc, this Forum explores one of our most requested services:
"@Calida_Nicole & @DouglasRClayton are teaching a really cool course in our creative leadership program on intentional workplace culture, and not only do all of the students come away feeling so loved and cared for and /1
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"@Calida_Nicole & @DouglasRClayton are teaching a really cool course in our creative leadership program on intentional workplace culture, and not only do all of the students come away feeling so loved and cared for and /1
🕤 Flashback to just over a month ago when we invited friends from our ecosystem to celebrate the first three years of Creative Evolutions!
Evolving into our 4th year, we're dedicating more time to uplifting the incredible actions already being taken in our arts, education, and culture landscapes.
Evolving into our 4th year, we're dedicating more time to uplifting the incredible actions already being taken in our arts, education, and culture landscapes.
October 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🕤 Flashback to just over a month ago when we invited friends from our ecosystem to celebrate the first three years of Creative Evolutions!
Evolving into our 4th year, we're dedicating more time to uplifting the incredible actions already being taken in our arts, education, and culture landscapes.
Evolving into our 4th year, we're dedicating more time to uplifting the incredible actions already being taken in our arts, education, and culture landscapes.
How can we Embrace Discomfort?
We've worked with many organizations and individuals for years on values, helping them find the right words to center their behavior. Often, organizations spend weeks or months debating specific values, eventually agreeing on semantics – a word, three words, or a /1
We've worked with many organizations and individuals for years on values, helping them find the right words to center their behavior. Often, organizations spend weeks or months debating specific values, eventually agreeing on semantics – a word, three words, or a /1
October 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
How can we Embrace Discomfort?
We've worked with many organizations and individuals for years on values, helping them find the right words to center their behavior. Often, organizations spend weeks or months debating specific values, eventually agreeing on semantics – a word, three words, or a /1
We've worked with many organizations and individuals for years on values, helping them find the right words to center their behavior. Often, organizations spend weeks or months debating specific values, eventually agreeing on semantics – a word, three words, or a /1
Connecting with Candidates who we place at partner organizations doesn't end when they're hired. Whether through our intentional check-ins or active communication with industry colleagues, we've seen firsthand the difference that guided support brings when you're transitioning to a new role./1
October 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Connecting with Candidates who we place at partner organizations doesn't end when they're hired. Whether through our intentional check-ins or active communication with industry colleagues, we've seen firsthand the difference that guided support brings when you're transitioning to a new role./1
"Discourse and sometimes disagreement is necessary to activate new growth."
@Calida_Nicole, Co-founder & Managing Collaborator
@Calida_Nicole, Co-founder & Managing Collaborator
October 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Discourse and sometimes disagreement is necessary to activate new growth."
@Calida_Nicole, Co-founder & Managing Collaborator
@Calida_Nicole, Co-founder & Managing Collaborator
I had to leave our 3 year anniversary party early so I'm watching the video -- I love seeing all the faces I've been tagging in social posts.
Thank you everyone!
Thank you everyone!
September 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I had to leave our 3 year anniversary party early so I'm watching the video -- I love seeing all the faces I've been tagging in social posts.
Thank you everyone!
Thank you everyone!
💡Across the country, staff, board members, and funders repeatedly tell us the same thing: the traditional board model isn’t working for many organizations. (If it works great for you, that's fantastic! This is for everyone else.)
September 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
💡Across the country, staff, board members, and funders repeatedly tell us the same thing: the traditional board model isn’t working for many organizations. (If it works great for you, that's fantastic! This is for everyone else.)
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TODAY! We announce the most-produced plays and playwrights of the season! Make sure you tune in on Facebook at 4pm ET!
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
TODAY! We announce the most-produced plays and playwrights of the season! Make sure you tune in on Facebook at 4pm ET!
🏩 Organizations exist to help humans flourish collectively.
👥 Humans do not exist to help organizations function.
It isn't enough for our ecosystem to find, develop, and uplift new actionable tools for the creative fields. We're also dedicated to making these tools easily accessible /1
👥 Humans do not exist to help organizations function.
It isn't enough for our ecosystem to find, develop, and uplift new actionable tools for the creative fields. We're also dedicated to making these tools easily accessible /1
September 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🏩 Organizations exist to help humans flourish collectively.
👥 Humans do not exist to help organizations function.
It isn't enough for our ecosystem to find, develop, and uplift new actionable tools for the creative fields. We're also dedicated to making these tools easily accessible /1
👥 Humans do not exist to help organizations function.
It isn't enough for our ecosystem to find, develop, and uplift new actionable tools for the creative fields. We're also dedicated to making these tools easily accessible /1
We strive to work authentically, creatively, and effectively every day.
Whether a choice is large or small, we consistently take a step back to ensure our new ideas, day to day decisions and behaviors clearly demonstrate our #ActionableValues:
✨ People First
✨ Teamwork
✨ Taking Action /1
Whether a choice is large or small, we consistently take a step back to ensure our new ideas, day to day decisions and behaviors clearly demonstrate our #ActionableValues:
✨ People First
✨ Teamwork
✨ Taking Action /1
September 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We strive to work authentically, creatively, and effectively every day.
Whether a choice is large or small, we consistently take a step back to ensure our new ideas, day to day decisions and behaviors clearly demonstrate our #ActionableValues:
✨ People First
✨ Teamwork
✨ Taking Action /1
Whether a choice is large or small, we consistently take a step back to ensure our new ideas, day to day decisions and behaviors clearly demonstrate our #ActionableValues:
✨ People First
✨ Teamwork
✨ Taking Action /1
Should a mission statement be long or short, or should we have them at all?
We get a lot of questions about mission statements. So let's unpack that whole idea and put many more choices on the table!
Whatever we do, let's stop spending days at a time (and thousands of dollars) /1
We get a lot of questions about mission statements. So let's unpack that whole idea and put many more choices on the table!
Whatever we do, let's stop spending days at a time (and thousands of dollars) /1
September 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Should a mission statement be long or short, or should we have them at all?
We get a lot of questions about mission statements. So let's unpack that whole idea and put many more choices on the table!
Whatever we do, let's stop spending days at a time (and thousands of dollars) /1
We get a lot of questions about mission statements. So let's unpack that whole idea and put many more choices on the table!
Whatever we do, let's stop spending days at a time (and thousands of dollars) /1
You've got to get better at storytelling, at knowing your vision, and then living it from the inside out. Please don't allow fear to impact your story.
@Calida_Nicole , our Co-Founder and Managing Collaborator
@Calida_Nicole , our Co-Founder and Managing Collaborator
September 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
You've got to get better at storytelling, at knowing your vision, and then living it from the inside out. Please don't allow fear to impact your story.
@Calida_Nicole , our Co-Founder and Managing Collaborator
@Calida_Nicole , our Co-Founder and Managing Collaborator
We jumped on the opportunity to submit a proposal for #SXSWEDU because we see this as a way to uplift the conversations on Non-Profit Boards that we've been hearing (and having) across the country. Can you help us make it happen? /1
August 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We jumped on the opportunity to submit a proposal for #SXSWEDU because we see this as a way to uplift the conversations on Non-Profit Boards that we've been hearing (and having) across the country. Can you help us make it happen? /1
"I find myself among a growing number of practitioners and theatres in our field that are interested in ways to use our work—our artistry, our skills in event production and community engagement, and our spaces—to foster connection in these divisive times."
In her summer 2025 executive letter, Alisha Tonsic writes that the theatre field, and our current issue, continue to remind us: We have the means to create connection in divisive times.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/08/20/d...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/08/20/d...
Dialogues Across Difference, Both Here and Abroad
Our field, and our current issue, continue to remind us: We have the mans to create connection in divisive times.
www.americantheatre.org
August 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"I find myself among a growing number of practitioners and theatres in our field that are interested in ways to use our work—our artistry, our skills in event production and community engagement, and our spaces—to foster connection in these divisive times."
Underestimate younger or newer employees at your peril. Empower and trust the humans in your organization.
"You [younger/entry level employees] should learn how to talk about social and talk about it intelligently. I think a weak leader takes that spotlight away." - Zaria Parvez
"You [younger/entry level employees] should learn how to talk about social and talk about it intelligently. I think a weak leader takes that spotlight away." - Zaria Parvez
After five years of running Duolingo's social media, Zaria Parvez is leaving. I flew to Pittsburgh to chat with her about what she's looking for in her next role, the mental health of social managers, and why she's into "slow burn" content. In tomorrow’s newsletter.
August 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Underestimate younger or newer employees at your peril. Empower and trust the humans in your organization.
"You [younger/entry level employees] should learn how to talk about social and talk about it intelligently. I think a weak leader takes that spotlight away." - Zaria Parvez
"You [younger/entry level employees] should learn how to talk about social and talk about it intelligently. I think a weak leader takes that spotlight away." - Zaria Parvez
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What sessions do you want to see at #SXSW 2026? Browse proposals and cast your votes to help shape who will take the Conference stage.
Learn more: ow.ly/3UE850WA9Na
Learn more: ow.ly/3UE850WA9Na
August 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What sessions do you want to see at #SXSW 2026? Browse proposals and cast your votes to help shape who will take the Conference stage.
Learn more: ow.ly/3UE850WA9Na
Learn more: ow.ly/3UE850WA9Na
Help share the message! We have more choices than we think we do for #Boards and #BoardDesign, and we want to bring it to @SXSWEDU next March:
☑️ Vote for our Panel "Boldly Different Approaches to non-Profit Boards" so we can bring it to @SXSWEDU - thank you in advance! 🗳️ /1
☑️ Vote for our Panel "Boldly Different Approaches to non-Profit Boards" so we can bring it to @SXSWEDU - thank you in advance! 🗳️ /1
August 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Help share the message! We have more choices than we think we do for #Boards and #BoardDesign, and we want to bring it to @SXSWEDU next March:
☑️ Vote for our Panel "Boldly Different Approaches to non-Profit Boards" so we can bring it to @SXSWEDU - thank you in advance! 🗳️ /1
☑️ Vote for our Panel "Boldly Different Approaches to non-Profit Boards" so we can bring it to @SXSWEDU - thank you in advance! 🗳️ /1
"So this is no secret to anyone, but the nonprofit board structure is not working and it likely has not worked really in a very long time. And people talk about it, they whisper about it, but the idea of having a public conversation feels very scary and it shouldn't be scary.
August 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"So this is no secret to anyone, but the nonprofit board structure is not working and it likely has not worked really in a very long time. And people talk about it, they whisper about it, but the idea of having a public conversation feels very scary and it shouldn't be scary.
We have so many choices when it comes to #ExecutiveSearch! Creative Evolutions has developed a variety of approaches to executive hiring that shift the paradigm to treat candidates as valuable human beings, bring true expertise to bear in evaluation, and strengthen an organization's staff /1
July 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We have so many choices when it comes to #ExecutiveSearch! Creative Evolutions has developed a variety of approaches to executive hiring that shift the paradigm to treat candidates as valuable human beings, bring true expertise to bear in evaluation, and strengthen an organization's staff /1
"Uncomfortable doesn't mean attacking. It doesn't mean being judged necessarily, but uncomfortable means engaging with the specificity that really makes that impact."
How does that work in practice?
How does that work in practice?
June 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Uncomfortable doesn't mean attacking. It doesn't mean being judged necessarily, but uncomfortable means engaging with the specificity that really makes that impact."
How does that work in practice?
How does that work in practice?
📣We are excited to share that last week, @nashvillechildrenstheatre announced their new leadership!
✨Jenilee "Jen" Houghton ✨ was named NCT's new Executive Artistic Director, bringing over 25 years of experience in theater, dance, and opera to the Nashville community!
✨Jenilee "Jen" Houghton ✨ was named NCT's new Executive Artistic Director, bringing over 25 years of experience in theater, dance, and opera to the Nashville community!
June 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
📣We are excited to share that last week, @nashvillechildrenstheatre announced their new leadership!
✨Jenilee "Jen" Houghton ✨ was named NCT's new Executive Artistic Director, bringing over 25 years of experience in theater, dance, and opera to the Nashville community!
✨Jenilee "Jen" Houghton ✨ was named NCT's new Executive Artistic Director, bringing over 25 years of experience in theater, dance, and opera to the Nashville community!
Thank you to all who supported and shared our first Compassionate Processing Circle on Friday. Here's a sample of that wonderful music that welcomed us into the space:
May 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Thank you to all who supported and shared our first Compassionate Processing Circle on Friday. Here's a sample of that wonderful music that welcomed us into the space:
Starting in 5 minutes, we're holding space for arts & culture workers to process the tumultuous times together. Here's more, sliding scale $5-50: creativeevolutions.com/so/b1PRqShWz...
We hope you will join us today for our first COMPASSIONATE PROCESSING CIRCLE Friday, May 30th 1pm ET / 12pm CT / 10am PT in our Zoom Room
Today's circle will be facilitated by the incredible Co-Founder/Managing Collaborator Calida N. Jones, and trusted CE Collaborator, Cultural Strategist, and Theatre Director, Rebecca Novick. Show up…
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May 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Starting in 5 minutes, we're holding space for arts & culture workers to process the tumultuous times together. Here's more, sliding scale $5-50: creativeevolutions.com/so/b1PRqShWz...
An invitation from Calida Jones , Co-Founder and Managing Collaborator for Creative Evolutions, to our Compassionate Processing Circle on May 30th, 2025:
What is a Compassionate Processing Circle? It's really a space that's going to activate love and hope and optimism ....
What is a Compassionate Processing Circle? It's really a space that's going to activate love and hope and optimism ....
May 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
An invitation from Calida Jones , Co-Founder and Managing Collaborator for Creative Evolutions, to our Compassionate Processing Circle on May 30th, 2025:
What is a Compassionate Processing Circle? It's really a space that's going to activate love and hope and optimism ....
What is a Compassionate Processing Circle? It's really a space that's going to activate love and hope and optimism ....