CatComm Facilitates Augustana College Visit to Vila Autódromo
On October 4, 2017, Catalytic Communities led an Educational Community Visit for a group of 26 students from Augustana College in Illinois to Vila Autódromo in Rio’s West [...]
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Brookings: The real cost of hosting the 2016 Rio Olympics
Brookings Podcast Features In-Depth Interview on the State of Rio Today with Juliana Barbassa and Theresa Williamson Listen Here. October 25, 2017–Last [...]
CatComm’s Organizational Life Cycle
Catalytic Communities is here to perform a specific sequence of long-term activities that, together, will trigger the desired catalytic effect the organization was launched [...]
REPORT LAUNCH: ‘Favelas in the Media: A Comparison of Eight Global Outlets’
Clique aqui para Português REPORT LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT September 4, 2017—One year after the Olympics, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) has published a new report [...]
One Year After the Games: The Vila Autódromo Story featured on NPR’s ‘Only a Game’
July 22, 2017—Yesterday, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson had the opportunity to share the story of Vila Autódromo on NPR’s [...]
The Nine Elements of CatComm’s Approach
Updated from Responding to Complexity: A Case Study on the Use of Developmental Evaluation for Managing Adaptively (Boisvert). I. Clearly Defined Mission, Evolving Strategy. [...]
Q&A Theresa Williamson—April 2017
Answers to an April 28, 2017 Question & Answer with Theresa Williamson for Canadian FREQ Magazine: 1. Can you tell me a little about your organization and what it does? [...]
Week-Long Exchange Shares Sustainable Infrastructure Strategies in New York and Rio
On Thursday March 16, in collaboration with Catalytic Communities, urban planning and architecture Masters students from Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute’s Programs for [...]
2016 Update & Next Up in 2017
2016–What a year! Since learning Rio de Janeiro would host the 2016 Olympic Games, back in 2009, we at Catalytic Communities realized we’d need to focus [...]
“Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas Changed in Rio’s Mega-Event Years” Report Launched with Panel at Casa Pública
On Thursday, December 15, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), the NGO that publishes RioOnWatch, released its report Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas [...]