The Strategic Art of Ambiguity
When the deck is stacked against change, ambiguous actions can change the game.
Organizational Development - Most Popular
Innovative approaches to internally driven, organization-wide efforts to achieve strategic goals (more)
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The Three-Legged Stool of Readiness-Centered Founder Transitions
How to prepare leader, board, and organization for a healthy exit
Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast. So Make Culture Your Focus.
How can organizational leaders create an environment that balances the needs of the individual, the needs of the institution, and the needs of the work?
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Yielding Power to Youth
Making the leap into youth-led advocacy campaigns is a powerful way to walk the talk.
A New Look at How US Nonprofits Get Really Big
In 2007, we published research analyzing how nonprofits with more than $50 million in annual revenue were funded. Has anything changed?
Using Strategic Foresight to Create the Future We Want
The future is having a moment. Philanthropic and nonprofit organizations can use the foresight tools long championed by private industry to build more desirable futures for their communities.
Learning From an Intergenerational Blowup Over Social Justice
Like so many organizations, our environmental nonprofit was rocked by internal conflict. What happened and what did we learn?
The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2023
Design thinking, narrative change, AI, impact investing, the future of philanthropy, and more.