I've been waiting for this book all my life. Strategic Doing answers so many questions I have on how cultural organizations can band together to be part of the solution in addressing society's most complex issues.
I was a witness to and participant in this approach when I met Ed Morrison in Youngstown, Ohio, working with a group of socially committed citizens, each determined to work to reinvigorate a once‐thriving community. In one short hour he had each of us identify and unlock our assets, come up with a plausible group plan, and determine a course of action moving forward, agreeing to meet again 30 days from that moment.
Now we have the book that details 50 years (between its five coauthors) of work, showing how Strategic Doing has been catalytic in revitalizing communities, cities, industries, and sectors all across the country.
Strategic Doing is precisely what we need at this moment. In a fast‐changing world, filled with disruption, with institutions not equipped to absorb or deal with the pace of change, here is a way of thinking and acting – an agile strategy that makes collaboration take place at the necessary speed for social good.
Yo‐Yo Ma
December 31, 2018
Arlington, Massachusetts