The systems work of social change : how to harness connection, context, and power to cultivate deep and enduring change / Cynthia Rayner and François Bonnici.

By:

Rayner, Cynthia [author.]

Contributor(s):

Bonnici, François [author.]

Material type: Text

9780198857457

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HM831 .R39 2021eb

Contents:

Introduction: Working in Systems — Part I. Principles of Systems Work — An Industry of Social Change — Complexity, Scale, and Depth — Connection, Context, and Power — Part II. Practices of Systems Work — Cultivating Collectives — Equipping Problem-Solvers — Promoting Platforms — Disrupting Policies and Patterns — Reimagining the Future — Measuring for Learning — Funding for Partnership — The Principles in Action — Appendix: Case Studies: Organisational Practices and Tactics of Systems Work.

Summary: The issues of poverty, inequality, racial justice, and climate change have never been more pressing or paralyzing. Current approaches to social change, which rely on industrial models of production and power to "solve" social problems, are not helping. In fact, they are designed to entrench the status quo. In The Systems Work of Social Change, Cynthia Rayner and François Bonnici draw on two hundred years of history and a treasure trove of stories of committed social changemakers to uncover principles and practices for social change that radically depart from these approaches. Rather than delivering "solutions," these principles and practices focus on the process of change itself. Through rich storytelling and lucid analysis, Rayner and Bonnici show that connection, context, and power sit at the heart of the change process, ensuring broader agency for people and communities to create social systems that are responsive and representative in a rapidly changing world. Simple yet profound, this book distills a timely set of lessons for practitioners, leaders, scholars, and policymakers.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Working in Systems —
Part I. Principles of Systems Work —
An Industry of Social Change —
Complexity, Scale, and Depth —
Connection, Context, and Power —
Part II. Practices of Systems Work —
Cultivating Collectives —
Equipping Problem-Solvers —
Promoting Platforms —
Disrupting Policies and Patterns —
Reimagining the Future —
Measuring for Learning —
Funding for Partnership —
The Principles in Action —
Appendix: Case Studies: Organisational Practices and Tactics of Systems Work.

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The issues of poverty, inequality, racial justice, and climate change have never been more pressing or paralyzing. Current approaches to social change, which rely on industrial models of production and power to "solve" social problems, are not helping. In fact, they are designed to entrench the status quo. In The Systems Work of Social Change, Cynthia Rayner and François Bonnici draw on two hundred years of history and a treasure trove of stories of committed social changemakers to uncover principles and practices for social change that radically depart from these approaches.

Rather than delivering "solutions," these principles and practices focus on the process of change itself. Through rich storytelling and lucid analysis, Rayner and Bonnici show that connection, context, and power sit at the heart of the change process, ensuring broader agency for people and communities to create social systems that are responsive and representative in a rapidly changing world. Simple yet profound, this book distills a timely set of lessons for practitioners, leaders, scholars, and policymakers.