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.
Read the thought pieces
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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Emily helps purpose-driven people and teams to be intentional about how they work and d...
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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Jen has spent twenty-five years working and learning (as participant, engaged researche...
Kazu Haga
Nonviolence and Restorative Justice trainer & practitioner; Author of 'Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm'
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Kazu Haga a trainer and practitioner of nonviolence and restorative justice, is a core ...
Natalia Lombardo
Co-founder & Collaboration Coach at TheHum.org
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Born in Argentina, Natalia is now based in Europe. Her background is in community devel...
Francesca Pick
Collaboration catalyst, facilitator and organization designer; Founding Partner at Greaterthan Collective
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Francesca trains, facilitates, and consults with organizations and teams on participato...
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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Since 1988, John has been an international consultant, trainer and process facilitator ...
Leonie Smith
Organisational development consultant, trainer, coach and mediator (sharing non-violent principles for people-centred communities, groups and organisations)
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Leonie Smith is a first-generation Canadian of Jamaican heritage. She is founder of (li...
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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Sarah spent the first part of her career in large UK public sector institutions working...
Stay updated
- If you're interested in bringing this learning into your organisation or network, get in touch with Sean, our Learning and Practice Partner Lead. You can learn more about the learning and practice series here.
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- Want to share the thought pieces with your networks? Download shareable graphics for each blog here.
