Thanks for Leading Boldly in 2020

Thanks for Leading Boldly in 2020

Ken HubbellActionCraft, Inspiration

All through this year, ActionCraft Company has worked with transformative leaders keeping their eyes and intentions focused on what really matters, never getting lost in the swirling present, finding pivots to a better future, sharing a convincing message of change and new possibilities amidst crisis and loss, and redrawing bold roadmaps for 2021. They are:

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Native American Heritage Month

National American Indian Heritage Month

Ken HubbellInspiration

As we near the end of National American Indian Heritage Month in the US, and we prepare for Thanksgiving, I’d like to express how truly thankful I am for having had the opportunity and the honor to work with a number of Native American organizations over the years as they continue their work to build a brighter, better future for their people. Here are a few of those projects…

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Thinking in Pictures for Jonny Cash

Thinking in Pictures for Johnny Cash

Ken HubbellActionCraft

Thinking in pictures helps diverse groups of leaders reach convergence around complex concepts, and this year, we are visualizing the power of cultural roots to build unique tourism attractions.

Authentic stories, scrapbooks and vintage TV and film footage of singer Johnny Cash’s family roots and Arkansas concerts bring to life the rural roots of American music and culture, and we’re partnering with Cash’s relatives, community leaders, and the John R. Cash Revocable Trust to shape the conceptual master plan for the Kingsland Heritage Center—Boyhood Home of Johnny Cash in southern Arkansas.

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Animated Stories Engage Communities in Health

Ken HubbellActionCraft

In 2020, we added animated videos to our visual solutions for clients with big stories to tell and big challenges to solve around engaging people in new collective action. We have recently completed projects for health and education foundations and behavioral health coalitions. Our clients are bundling these videos with board strategy and sense-making retreats, sharing them in social media platforms, and coupling them with stakeholder conversations designed to build adaptive playbooks for these uncertain times.

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Information Became Insight for These Organizations

Ken HubbellActionCraft

In this time of crisis and virtual work, leaders are struggling to stay focused on the key ideas and action steps during the onslaught of video sessions. We have a solution to creating meaningful, memorable and actionable gatherings with our artistic and soulful graphic recordings. This summer, we partnered with four, forward-looking organizations to engage leaders grappling with big challenges with few clear, easy answers.

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MDDC commissioned work

A Compelling Picture to Convey a Courageous Career

Ken HubbellActionCraft

Recently, my oldest client partner, MDC Inc., commissioned me to celebrate in a single picture the career arc and impact of outgoing President David Dodson and the powerful outcomes of this 50-year-old economic justice organization. What was so cool was that I personally experienced since 1992 many of the soulful projects as I collaborated with David and his MDC team as a coach, designer, and visual storyteller. 

Please read the PROJECTS page for details.

Stop Racism

Standing In Support

Ken HubbellInspiration

We stand in solidarity with the current protests against systemic racism, police brutality and unequal administration of laws, policies, and opportunity. We are against the militarization of police and the trigger-happy practices on display across our country.

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