The Evolving Landscape of Systems Change for Social Change Leaders

About this episode

This episode discusses the evolving landscape of systems change and its impact on social change leaders as they navigate community challenges post-pandemic.

We are weaving the future on the loom of today  - Grace Dawson Do you see and think about the different systems impacting your social change efforts?  With the current challenges we face now as we emerge from a global pandemic, social change can feel even more out of reach.  It is important to understand the integration of systems when addressing our biggest community challenges.   Co-host Traci Warnberg-Lemm shares some observations about the emerging landscape of system change and how to maximize your impact as we move into 2023.   In this episode you will:  Learn what ESG is and how social change leaders can have more impact  Consider how to deepen your personal equity learning and practices and more effectively push for systemic change Hear how social innovators and social change leaders can better map and change systems to have more impact Hear about new research from the University of Maine that suggests that social change may depend on the relationship between beneficial behaviors and policies. Understand why looking deeper at systems helps us better address our own biases and limited understanding   In this episode we…

People in this episode

Host: Traci Warnberg-Lemm

Topics covered

• systems change
• social change
• community challenges
• equity learning
• impact maximization
• research insights

Keywords

• systems change
• social change leaders
• equity
• community challenges
• ESG
• social innovators
• research
• biases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Maine, Spark Good, Social Motion, Social Motion Article

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