This blog post is authored by Academy Faculty Member, David Peter Stroh, and can be read in full here.
Our combined outrage at the brutal treatment of Black people by police and the differential impact of COVID on people of color who comprise essential workers has pushed structural racism to the foreground of American consciousness. Racism is a legitimate cause of […]
At a time so deeply painful for many, what design principles might we draw from to shape a positive new normal?
We partnered with our friends at CoCreative for a webinar focusing on the work and teachings of Donella Meadows. The webinar explored some of the practical ideas that made Donella (Dana) Meadows so beloved by people interested in making a world that works for […]
We stand with the Black Lives Matter movement and denounce police brutality and white supremacy that has led to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others.
Racial justice is a shared responsibility. Now is the time to put decades of systems practice to use in service of dismantling systemic racism. We are listening, learning […]
by Academy co-Founder and Faculty Member, Robert Hanig
Principle
Up-close, a significant challenge or aspiration can feel overwhelming and result in procrastination or not taking sufficient action. When you ‘stand’ or visualize yourself in the future however, a greater sense of possibility is generated that builds deeper certainty and commitment leading to sustainable action.
It is always in our best interest to be […]
By former Academy Board Member, Jay Bragdon.
A new political-economic paradigm is emerging in northern Europe and parts of the Asia-Pacific region that could signal a major turning point in human history. Like the time when humanity awakened to the fact that the world was round, rather than flat, this new paradigm radically challenges our perceptions of reality and the systems […]
With amplifying existing systemic failures, it continues to feel important to come together as facilitators of systems change and sense into what is important for us to tend to now and going forward as a collective, emerging field.
Academy Programs Director, Marta Ceroni, has been collaborating with 30 capacity builders in the field of systems change to explore what it really […]