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Constellating Change

Explore the thought pieces emerging from Constellating Change, our learning and practice series which shone a light on the dynamics and patterns of organising for systems change.

Introduction

Hosted by the School of System Change in 2023 and 2024, the Constellating Change learning and practice series journeyed deep into the dynamics of organising for systems change.

Over six themed sessions, we invited 12 practitioners and over 50 participants to explore some of the prevailing patterns and structures that shape how we work, collaborate and create the infrastructure for change.

Explore the thought pieces emerging from Constellating Change - written by the hosting team, Anna Birney, Sean Andrew, and Louise Armstrong - including invitations to apply the learnings to your practice, and resources to dive deeper.

Spotlighting our inquiries

Anna Birney, CEO (Chief Enabling/Evolving Officer) at the School of System Change, introduces this collection of writing by sharing some of the rich and evocative parallels that constellations offer to systems change work.

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Learning in relationship

How might we place relationships and learning at the heart of organising for change? Sean Andrew shares his reflections on a wide ranging dialogue about relational learning with John Nkum and Jen Sandler.

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Structures and rhythms

What forms and processes can support us to gather and organise? Anna Birney weaves the threads of this exploration of working rhythms and containers with Natalia Lombardo and Emily Bazalgette.

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Power and decision making

How can power and decision making flow healthily? Louise Armstrong navigates the learning from this honest exploration of power with Sarah McAdam and Yves Abanda.

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Transforming conflict

How can we work with conflict and difference as a source of transformation in our change work? Sean Andrew turns over the fruits of this deep dive into tension, difference and healing with Kazu Haga and Leonie Smith.

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Resources and money

How should we best relate to and organise around where and how our resources and money flow? Anna Birney draws highlights from this thought-provoking conversation with Francesca Pick and Zahra Davidson.

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Roles and contributions

What are the different roles and approaches needed in change? Louise Armstrong reflects on this discussion between Samantha Slade and Siana Bangura around the many ways we can contribute to change.

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Contributors

Thank you to the 12 contributors who came together to explore inquiry questions and share their learnings through conversation.

Emily Bazalgette

Regenerative organisational designer and coach; Chronic illness advocate
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Jen Sandler

Member and co-founder at The STOKE Collective; Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at University of Massachusetts Amherst; Director at UMass Alliance for Community Transformation (UACT)
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Kazu Haga

Nonviolence and Restorative Justice trainer & practitioner; Author of 'Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm'
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Natalia Lombardo

Co-founder & Collaboration Coach at TheHum.org
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Samantha Slade

Co-director at Percolab Coop; strategist, facilitator, practitioner - collective governance and participatory leadership
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Yves Abanda

Shared Governance Coach, International relations development and Internal Cohesion at Université du Nous
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Francesca Pick

Collaboration catalyst, facilitator and organization designer; Founding Partner at Greaterthan Collective
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John Nkum

Founder and Executive Director at Nkum Associates; Executive Director at Organisation Development Centre-Ghana; Founding Member of Gestalt Africa; Member of Organisational Wellbeing Collective; Member of NTL; Member of IODA
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Leonie Smith

Organisational development consultant, trainer, coach and mediator (sharing non-violent principles for people-centred communities, groups and organisations)
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Sarah McAdam

Mentor, co-designer and collaborator; Member of the Transformational Governance Collective; Healthy Human Culture facilitator; Transition Hubs Heart Circle member
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Siana Bangura

Writer, Producer, Campaigner, Systems Change Practitioner
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Zahra Davidson

Co-founder and Chief Exec at Huddlecraft; Strategic adviser to Money Movers; Transformational Governance Collective member
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