Hello,
We hope you and yours are healthy and finding summer enjoyment in the midst of this challenging time. This has been a busy—and transformative—time for Collective Next, and we'd like to share some of our recent journey with you.
To begin, like so many organizations, we have been called to action by the Black Lives Matter movement and recognize the need to support efforts to combat racism and social injustice. We recently expressed our commitment to take action and hope our voice can be added to all of those standing up for what’s right and seeking to make positive change in the world. We have a lot of work to do. https://collectivenext.com/blog/black-lives-matter/
Another evolution in our company—one that we are very excited to share—is that we have refreshed our overall brand and brand story. We are in our 16th year as a company, and we recently took a step back and looked with fresh eyes at who we have become and who we want to be with our clients. The result of that reflection process is very exciting for us, and you can read more about it here:
- This piece about the transformation of our brand by Hamilton https://collectivenext.com/blog/creating-whats-next/
- Then read this piece by evolution of our visual identity by Brett and Evan https://collectivenext.com/blog/the-story-of-our-evolving-visual-identity/
As part of this brand refresh, we’ve also launched a new website. We recently posted a great video of our co-founders, Matt and Sarah on our homepage. We’d love for you to head over to http://collectivenext.com and check it out.
Last, in addition to our own internal transformation efforts, we’ve been busier than ever working with clients to make an impact in this new environment. From facilitating virtual three-day, 70-person events to designing online patient journey maps accompanied by podcast narratives, we are continuing to partner and invent with all of you to create what’s next.
Thanks for your continued support, partnership and guidance along the way. We are so grateful to have you all as part of our community.
Sincerely,
Erin & Dave
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Creating What's Next | Collective Next
We are growing our network of awesome Boston-area graphic facilitators! If you are friendly, outgoing, highly talented, and lovely to work with, we'd love to hear from you at gf@collectivenext.com
As we close out year 15, we're spotlighting a few superstars. Here's Hamilton Ray on CN's early days, what he loves about being a facilitator/ solution designer, where we're headed, and his extracurricular fame as the voice of Braves fans on his podcast, Atlanta Baseball Talk http://bit.ly/CNS1HR
The best bar is a full bar - with Boston-inspired illustrations by Annie, Evan, and Tricia! Notes and GF from our evening with Convene: http://bit.ly/CN-Convene
Awesome Boston Globe article on the value of #graphicfacilitation, featuring real life stories and insights from our Erin King, Tricia Walker, Kris Henry, Michael Petitto, NHB, and partners in the field!
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Quick on the draw: Companies use live illustrators to spice up presentations - The Boston Globe