Friday Selection Box: 11th September 2020

Budgeting for uncertain times

Timely article on how to budget within uncertainty.  I particularly liked the line

                Effective planning and budgeting define success as improving outcomes for customers, employees, investors, and communities — not as hitting budgets.

Psychological safety in virtual meetings

Some great practical guidance on which tools to use and how

Remote workshops

Useful checklist for anyone leading a virtual workshop

London Craft Week: 30 September to 10 October

As part of the celebration many organisations are offering online opportunities to try out new creative activities.

Business as usual from Boards?

Although this article is focused on the private sector, the four responses identified in the findings certainly resonated with me, they have included:

  • Withdrawal
  • Engagement
  • Adaptability
  • Stability

Bastion of stability: Meeting upheaval with constancy thus appears to be widespread among corporate boards.

How has your governing body responded?

Getting started with collaboration: a framework for joint action

A clear and concise framework that might prove useful in helping you establish a collaboration.

Following our theme of partnership and collaboration these international creative projects show different ways this can be achieved with sensitivity, dignity and even humour.

Erika Diettes

I had the pleasure to attend an online webinar with Erika Diettes last week as part of an artist residency. Her art is poignant, dignified, heart rending and courageous. If you don’t know her work I would heartily recommend taking a look.

Nature, folklore and serendipitous collaborations

An enchanting TED talk, a real breath of fresh air if you’ve made your way through the previous links! I love the notion:

There are three authors to each image.