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This has been echoed in two conversations recently<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Operating Executive and trustees at a board meeting (this was feedback to me by a trustee). <em>\u201cWe are struggling to get engagement; we are getting less, and less event sign-ups. 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The definition of insanity is doing the same and expecting different results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday evening was a night out at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/wilsons-republic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wilsons Republic<\/a> (WR10 event), which is a creative community gathering in Huddersfield. The biggest learning from the event was the freedom of creativity. This freedom in creativity allows for the opportunity to \u201cbreak the rules\u201d, and to do something different, which is key to making an impact. Both the speakers; Dani Molyneux from Dotto and Tony Brook from Spin both ably demonstrated this break the rules and start the creativity. What was also very apparent, was that both them as skilled practitioners could transcribe this creativity into very reproducible work, or very print-savvy. 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