Designing Tomorrow: Creative Strategies for Social Impact

By Eric Ressler

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Designing Tomorrow explores a new playbook for modern social impact leaders and brands to reach their true impact potential.  Why do some social impact brands thrive, while so many others fail to get traction, build support for their cause, and make meaningful progress? Imagine your impact with truly sustainable revenue and resources. With deeper community engagement and relationships. With more influence in your social impact category. Hosted by Eric Ressler, Founder & Creative Director of Cosmic, with co-host Jonathan Hicken, Executive Director of the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, each episode dives into the strategies, mindsets, and behaviors top social impact brands use to play and win in the attention economy. Go beyond high-level concepts to specific tools and tactics you can use today. Watch on YouTube or listen to new episodes each Tuesday. Let’s design a better tomorrow, together.Designing Tomorrow is a Cosmic Production. Learn more at https://designbycosmic.com/

Episode Date
How to Build a Strong Case for Support
Jul 22, 2025
Is Our Obsession with Efficiency Backfiring?
Jul 08, 2025
Storytelling For Complex Missions
Jun 24, 2025
Pros and Cons of Major Donors
Jun 10, 2025
Designing Impact Reports That Actually Work
May 27, 2025
How to Sell a Vision Before It’s Real
May 13, 2025
Eric’s 3-Part Content Strategy That Works Every Time
Apr 29, 2025
What to Do When Funders Say "No"
Apr 15, 2025
The Sector Is Shifting: Here's How to Lead
Apr 08, 2025
Stuff We've Messed Up (and Learned From)
Apr 01, 2025
Jonathan’s Big Problem
Mar 25, 2025
How to Build a Sustainable Revenue Stream
Mar 18, 2025
Social Impact in the Era of Misinformation & Media Chaos
Mar 11, 2025
Beyond Vanity Metrics: Measuring Real Impact
Mar 04, 2025
The Secret Behind High Growth Nonprofits
Feb 25, 2025
Rethinking Failure in Social Impact
Feb 18, 2025
The Last Messaging Framework You’ll Ever Need
Feb 11, 2025
The Changing Work Culture in Social Impact
Feb 04, 2025
Why Confident Leaders Build Stronger Organizations
Jan 28, 2025
The Right Way to Align Marketing and Fundraising
Jan 21, 2025
The Art and Science of Trust Building
Jan 14, 2025
Why Your Team Is Losing Motivation—and How to Stop It.
Jan 07, 2025
Rewind: When You Should (And Shouldn't) Rebrand
Dec 31, 2024
Rewind: How Top Brands Win Your Attention. Every Time.
Dec 24, 2024
Why Most Activation Plans Fail and How to Fix Yours
Dec 17, 2024
Ending Low Pay in the Social Impact Sector
Dec 10, 2024
How to Stop Planning and Start Doing
Dec 03, 2024
Signs You’ve Lost Touch with Your Community
Nov 26, 2024
Getting Community Input Without Getting Derailed
Nov 19, 2024
The Trap of Transactional Marketing
Nov 12, 2024
When (and How) to Take Big Risks
Nov 05, 2024
When Your Purpose Becomes a Problem
Oct 29, 2024
Brand Building is Hard to Measure. Here’s How You Do It.
Oct 22, 2024
Justifying the Investment in Brand Building
Oct 15, 2024
Why Social Impact Brands Under Invest in Brand and Marketing
Oct 08, 2024
Cosmetic vs. Strategic Branding
Oct 01, 2024
How to Get Your Social Impact Flywheel Turning
Sep 24, 2024
Are You Using Your Power or Giving it Away?
Sep 17, 2024
Core Values That Actually Work
Sep 10, 2024
What Makes a Great Social Impact Marketing Team?
Sep 03, 2024
Test Your Niche with These 5 Questions
Aug 27, 2024
Embodying Your Brand in Real Life
Aug 20, 2024
When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Rebrand
Aug 13, 2024
A HUGE Designing Tomorrow Update
Aug 06, 2024
Designing Tomorrow — Season 2 Trailer
Aug 06, 2024
Are You Bold Enough To Lead The Conversation?
May 28, 2024
Stop Chasing Revenue. Learn to ATTRACT it Instead.
May 14, 2024
How to Build a Community People Will ACTUALLY Join
May 07, 2024
Create LESS Content to Get Better Results
Apr 30, 2024
Why No One Cares About Your Content (And How to Fix It)
Apr 23, 2024
Are Websites Dead? Not When They Grow Your Revenue Like THIS.
Apr 16, 2024
We’ve GOT to Stop Marketing Like This.
Apr 09, 2024
The ONE THING All Successful Social Impact Brands Get Right
Apr 02, 2024
How Top Brands Win Your Attention. Every Time.
Mar 26, 2024
The Modern Playbook for Social Impact Brands
Mar 26, 2024
Introducing Designing Tomorrow
Mar 05, 2024