The Throb is a blog and a community.

We care, and write about:

• Creative Leadership

• Systems Thinking

• Design Innovation

• Transformational Change

• UX/Service Design/Design Thinking

• Business Transformations

• Qualitative Data Collection

• Futurism

• Storytelling

• Gathering Practices

• Facilitation

• Sustainability

• Community Building

• Social Justice in the Workplace

• Unconscious bias

• Dialogue and Better Conversations

• Empathy

• Other Topics of Interest

What we stand for

• We’re interested in changing how people view and understand creativity and creative leaders.

• We're interested in the intersection of the science of design, creativity, technology, and business leadership.

• We're interested in people-centered thinking and forward thinking.

• We're interested in how the act of creating something new today can bring purpose, prompt better questions, and challenge comfort zones.

• We promote sustainable, accessible, equitable, diverse, and inclusive dialogue.

• We emphasize digital sharing and collaboration to encourage global dialogue.

• We're not perfect, and we don't expect perfection, but what we do expect is authenticity, thoughtfulness, openness, and accountability.

Who this is for

• “Creative types”/Creative people

• Founders/Entrepreneurs

• CEO’s/Business leaders

• Creative leaders

• Designers

• Scientists

• Data/Business Analysts

• Marketing managers/directors

• Business development and salespeople

• Diverse/inclusive leadership styles

• Ethical data driven problem solvers

• Futurists

• “Change Agents” —> I dislike this word but you know who you are

• Whoever is interested in the topics above