To address wicked problems effectively, a fundamental shift in approach and practice is required. As Lethabo Rampya from Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies reflects, “We know that collaboration get
Dreaming About the Future to Change the Present: Inclusion Wednesday on World Dream Day
I discovered that World Dream Day was created "to encourage individuals, communities, businesses, schools, and families to take time to focus on their dreams and make an effort to turn them into real
Navigating the urgency of collective learning in systems change
Brenna Atnikov explores what it takes to learn collectively and effectively, emphasizing the L in MEL. She dives into the urgency of developing collective learning to address the complex challenges t
Reshaping Discourse with Global South Perspectives
Imagine a global debate on artificial intelligence (AI) centered on advancing high-cost technologies, data privacy and ethics. While these are prominent issues for developed economies, this narrow fo
Palestinians to the world: Make peacebuilding and justice daily practices!
Losing loved ones, becoming internally displaced and enduring the daily hardships of Israeli dehumanisation, Palestinian peacebuilders share the suffering of their population who are being deliberate
Worldmaking in the margins
If aid actors were to take the idea of worldmaking in the margins seriously, this could to lead to an ontological shift: the solution to crises becomes not merely (aid workers’) response, but (people
INGO job titles reimagined
How would roles look like within a global organisation committed to shifting the power to the Global Majority? What jobs would there be within an international NGO embarking in a just transition towa
Resisting coloniality in systems thinking
Systems in general are composed of people, animated by power and imbibed with purpose. . This makes systems thinking an inherently political exercise. External intervenors especially are prone to se
Lessons on designing and implementing systems change initiatives
Through the lens of radical collaboration, this article reflects on and shares some lessons to help inform the design and implementation of systems change initiatives.This article provides valuable i
Passing in the Dark: Making Visible Philanthropy’s Hidden and Conflicting Mental Models for Systems Change
While the need for philanthropy to focus on systems change as a way to scale and sustain impact is now widely accepted, we see the sector largely failing to recognize that there are different mental