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The Systems Work of Social Change: How to Harness Connection, Context, and Power to Cultivate Deep and Enduring Change

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀

The issues of poverty, inequality, racial justice, and climate change have never been more pressing or paralyzing. Current approaches to social change, which rely on industrial models of production and power, are not helping. In fact, they are designed to entrench the status quo. The Systems Work of Social Change draws on two hundred years of history and a treasure trove of stories of committed social change-makers to uncover principles and practices for social change that radically depart from industrial approaches.

In this session, Cynthia Rayner will dive into the principles and practices of 'systems work', approaches that harness connection, context, and power, while ensuring broader agency for people and communities to create social systems that are responsive and representative in a rapidly changing world.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸