Ep. #125: Thinking in Systems: A New Paradigm for Social Change Leadership

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“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”
— -Alexander den Heijer

Do you  see and think about the different systems impacting your social change work? With the challenges of the pandemic, distrust in leaders and political polarization, social change can often feel out of reach.  However, it is vital to understand and change systems when addressing our biggest community challenges.  Today, Traci discusses the topic of system change as a new paradigm and tool for social change leaders. In this episode you will: 

  • Learn what system thinking is and why is is important for social innovators and social change leaders 

  • Hear how social innovators and social change leaders need to become good at mapping and changing system to have more impact

  • Understand why looking deeper at systems helps us better address our own biases and limited understandings

  • Hear Traci discuss how we can begin to become better at seeing and thinking in systems to solve challenges

We referenced:

Social Motion