Matt Anderson: Unshakable Goodness: Reimagining Child Welfare and Human Dignity

About this episode

Matt Anderson discusses his journey from forestry to child welfare advocacy and the importance of self-awareness and imagination in creating systemic change.

Matt Anderson What we go over? Discovering Purpose: From Forestry to Child Welfare Advocacy Unpacking the System's Transactional Nature Navigating Harm: Self-Awareness in Entrenched Systems Imagination Factory: Creating the Future, Not Fixing the Past From Crisis of Conscience to Co-Founding a New Vision Building Hope: Imagination Factory's Programs for Change Unpacking Privilege: The System's Failure to Connect Families Designing for Unshakable Goodness Choosing Forgiveness: Listening, Trusting, and Taking Action

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Kramer

Guest: Matt Anderson

Topics covered

• child welfare
• advocacy
• self-awareness
• systemic change
• forgiveness
• privilege

Keywords

• child welfare
• advocacy
• self-awareness
• systemic change
• forgiveness
• privilege
• hope
• imagination

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Imagination Factory

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