Governance, Not Glitter! Designing Creative Systems That Scale with AI

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AI is reshaping the creative world—but not always for the better. As platforms like Canva’s newly relaunched free Affinity suite make design faster and more accessible, many teams risk trading quality for speed. In Governance, Not Glitter, Chris Vernaschi explores why the next frontier of creativity isn’t about mastering new tools, but mastering the systems that govern them. Drawing from real-world facilitation experience, he argues that brand coherence, ethical alignment, and structured leadership—not endless output—are what make creativity truly scalable.

Reclaiming Agility: When Teams Grow Slow

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As teams grow, agility often fades — meetings multiply, decisions slow, and alignment turns into routine. This article explores how facilitation-driven collaboration, inspired by LEGO® Serious Play, Design Thinking, and Agile principles, can help organizations restore flow, trust, and clarity without adding bureaucracy.

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