Like the fast-moving cars in cities, the fast-thinking minds of children throw smiles to my lips. Building cars are complex – it takes a lot of creativity and expertise. On…
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Governance for System Change
The Complexity Spectrum blog describes how clock and cloud (non-system change and system change) approaches require fundamentally different strategies and tactics. The same goes for the mental models and processes we use…
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The paradox of transformation: acceptance as a precondition to change
The radical potential of healthy shame… to return us to belonging This is the paradox: to reach transformation, we must let go of the aspiration for transformation. As psychologist Carl Rogers…
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Five Calls-to Action from the 2022 Facing Race Conference
What happens when thousands of racial justice leaders and practitioners come together after a pandemic? So much power and knowledge-sharing – and plenty of dancing and hugs, and even a…
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Ceremony: Reyoking the Sacred with Our Social Justice Work
“Disability is an invitation to relationship…It’s that opening that creates the whole ecosystem.” – Sophie Strand “Poetry is the language of the apocalypse.” – Bayo Akomolafe1 As the newest members…
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The Complexity Spectrum
Systems change is not for everyone, but making a good choice is Philanthropies are increasingly becoming key players in the field of systems change. As organizations grow more innovative and…
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What happened when we made space for harvest
As the pandemic(s) continue, and in the midst of the great resignation, global unrest, and the unfolding of the anthropocene, we are still here. Like so many of you, we are…
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Turning the stone: embedding systems thinking in the everyday
The context Images Isn’t it interesting how frequently as human beings we turn to metaphor? Sometimes these images are so embedded in the everyday that we don’t see them for…
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Decentralized organizing: More collaboration, less hierarchy
From organisational governance to mobilising and sustaining grassroots movements, what is decentralised organising and how can this approach facilitate collective but efficient decision-making without management hierarchy? Decentralised organising isn’t just…
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6 Reasons Why Liberatory Leaders Need to Take Play Seriously
When was the last time you played, did something just because it was fun and felt good? Did you finish feeling enlivened, relaxed, energized, or something similar? Leadership Learning Community…
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