Your Field Guide for Creating Social Change

Your Field Guide for Creating Social Change

January 13, 2026 · 1h 7m · Episode 85

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Philosophers Michael Brownstein and Dan Kelly discuss their book on creating social change with expert Damon Centola.

Philosophers Michael Brownstein (CASBS fellow 2019-20) and Dan Kelly (2018-19), two of the coauthors of "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Create Social Change," discuss their book's framing and key concepts with Damon Centola (2014-15), an expert in social network dynamics. The book offers a pragmatic guide for connecting individuals to their role as change agents, illuminating the social feedback processes through which structures, individuals, and social movements interact, unlocking the potential for systemic change.

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