Ep. #135: The Role of Collaboration in System Change

You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.
— Angela Davis

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When was the last time you collaborated to change a system?  With the challenges of the pandemic, distrust in leaders and political polarization, system change can often feel out of reach.  But think about who you can collaborate with on that path of radical transformation.  A critical element of system change is collaboration. In this episode, Traci discusses some tips to change systems through effective collaboration. In this episode you will:

  • Learn more about the role of system change

  • Hear about what ‘upstream’ approaches mean

  • Understand how success in any collaboration between organizations rests on the quality of relationships 

  • Reflect on the importance of remembering that we all are part of systems and interact with them and can support system change 

  • Understand the importance of good communication and common language

  • Hear more tips including how to effectively get to the root cause of issues


In this episode we referenced:

Social Motion 

Ep. #125: Think in Systems: A New Paradigm For Social Change Leadership