Systems change and capacity building is messy, tangled and challenging. Sometimes clients feel that—and that’s a good thing.
Read MoreAs a systems change leader, how you view power influences your leadership. Here’s how to move toward a flat leadership approach when engaging in community change initiatives.
Read MoreWhat would it be like if you were able to share a glimpse of your personal journey within your professional life? Changemakers don’t need to be saintly. As a holistic being, a human, sharing your warts is part of our work.
Read MoreHow do create guiding principles to guide materials development and facilitation practices, so they all align with a clear, unified vision that uniquely meet the needs of your systems-change work.
Read MoreWhen navigating cross-sector systems change work that centers young people, how do you maximize your efforts and wisely invest your time, talent and funding? Here’s our time tested model and some solid do’s and don’ts.
Read MoreOh so many organizations still hold tightly to the development of a strategic plan. Maybe the board has requested it. Maybe a funder has tied dollars to its completion. Maybe you are in the belief that it will truly help your work advance. But how does that strategic plan help you live your values?
Read MoreIn an ideal world, leadership transition within complex, systemic changemaking work has careful planning, preparation and intentional hand-off. And, yeah, that rarely happens. How, do you continue changemaking work when the individual people come and go?
Read MoreAs leaders of social change, how do you wrestle with the notion of hope, knowing that the realities of today are truly bleak? Here are my thoughts.
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Read MoreA potential investment scenario allowed our team to dream big. Rather than focusing on curriculum and instructional materials or even online courses, we honed in on supporting and skilling people– leaders and essential advisors in our field. Why?
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