What stimulates change?
I think the key thing is not to create a movement not to give it a name
but to start to do lots of small things and let them make a difference.
Dave Snowden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQkPBvcH0Es
I had this hunch that the way we change is through relationships where we feel safe, and that we can only learn anything new because someone we trust is teaching it to us.
Then this friend of mine, Sarah Stein Lubrano, wrote this book called Don’t Talk About Politics, and what she concluded is the only way anyone changes their minds is through their
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When we celebrate our victories, we increase our sense of agency and our incentive to do more. When we feel empowered and impactful, we can be more effective in making a world of greater justice.
21. Agency Part Four: How Groups Create Agency, and Checklist
Transformation can be defined as significant changes in form, structure, or meaning-making. It can also be described as a much deeper process, including “the unleashing of human potential to commit, care, and affect change for a better life.”16
Karen O'Brien • You Matter More Than You Think: Quantum Social Change for a Thriving World
there are two basic kinds of work we may to do serve it, and each of the two has an inner and an outer expression. The first is to dismantle the structures, habits, beliefs, and powers of the old story (I call it the Story of Separation). The second is to grow the structures of the new story, the Story of Interbeing.
Charles Eisenstein • 2023: The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible
A Manifesto for Applying Behavioral Science
A manifesto proposing ten actionable strategies for evolving applied behavioral science to address complex societal issues, enhance organizational integration, and encourage ethical practices within the field.
bi.teamWith the systems-emergence model, a general operating grant might be tied to a partner who shares an interest in systemic change, is values-and vision-aligned, and is working in adaptive ways.