Review Findings and Recommendations
In its 10th year, CREA was at a critical juncture. Due to its strong track record and natural pull towards “the edge” of what is new, emergent, and vibrant, CREA was raising important questions about its focus. The primary purpose of this review process and report was, therefore, to create opportunities for deep reflection, creativity, and further alignment among the Board and staff members, and external resource persons as CREA moved forward. In addition, this report sought to define CREA’s core and uniqueness—the space to build from, as it looked ahead to its next 10-year journey.
The review highlighted CREA’s important achievements in its first 10 years, as well as the incredible potential for CREA, as a community, to take its role in the world to a new level. The report ended with a set of key recommendations to support CREA’s ongoing journey of “dancing on the edge”, while also maintaining a strong centre of gravity.