TOCG Blog
Our consultants are seasoned arts and culture professionals who have worked in the trenches and in leadership for collective decades. We are also eclectic life-long learners uninterested in "the way it's always been done.” Here our team shares ideas to help and support organizations and the people who run them.
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Next Practices: Building Healthier Organizations through Inquiry
What is a healthy organization? It’s a question many leaders wrestle with, especially in the arts sector, where resources are often stretched, and the demands on teams are high. We’ve come to understand that healthy organizations are not born but built and rebuilt through intentional reflection, collaborative visioning, and bold decision-making.
Audience Engagement Starts At Home
Engaging your internal teams around a concept or a project should be the first step in any audience engagement plan. If we expect our staff to represent our organization or institution they need to be aligned with the vision and mission, and, importantly, understand why we are programming the work we are programming and who we are serving with our work.
Want Change? Let the Systems Thinkers Lead
The most resilient and effective organizations are led by those with an understanding of systems thinking and organizational behavior, all with the goal of supporting a team to continue learning, adapting, and delivering.