Here you will find a compilation of articles, videos and communities of practice by and for people in the systems change space.
We have drawn on this library of resources for this research as well as our work in general. We hope that you will find this curation useful, and suggest additions! Thanks for being here.
Hands Free Learning
Check out these insightful videos to learn more about the systems entrepreneurship mindset
People and Advisors
We would like to acknowledge the following people, who helped us immensely on this journey:
David Hodgson - Founder and CEO of Hummingbird Labs
Derek Razo - Co-Founder of Purpose Ventures
Fabian Pfortmueller - Community Builder and Entrepreneur
Spaces and Forums for Practitioners
Systems change Communities of Practice
Communities of practice have been emerging which offer learning spaces and support for those pioneering new approaches to change. The following are examples of these approaches and communities:
The Social Labs online community & courses
The MIT U.Lab MOOC, “Leading from the Emerging Future”
Communities of support are also budding at more local scales:
The LED Lab in Vancouver
The Presencing Institute is currently running over 100 U.lab Hubs representing diverse communities committed to systemic change on virtually every continent
Philanthropic Communities of Practice
Philanthropic interest for this kind of work is increasing. For example:
Whitman Institute’s Trust-Based philanthropy
As well as funders and initiatives that have held this space for a number years. Such as:
The Garfield Foundation Re-amp Network
Written Works Consulted
A History of the Emergence of a Systems Change Community
A Wayfinder's Guide to Systems Transformation - Australian Futures Project
Audacious Philanthropy Report - Harvard Business Review
Beyond Planning: Markets and Networks for Better Aid - Working Paper 185
Bridgespan Report - Social Innovation Labs
Catalyzing Networks for Social Change a funder’s guide
Complexity v Simplicity: The Challenge for Campaigners and Reformers
Creative Philanthropy: Toward a New Philanthropy for the Twenty-First Century
Farhad Ebrahimi: Widening Our Circles for a Just Transition Toward a Regenerative Economy
Funding Systems Change: Challenges and Opportunities - Systems Studio
GEO - Systems Grantmaking Resource Guide
Margaret Wheatley on Emergence
Nicholas Gruen: Evaluation Knowledge Comes Not From Numbers, But Questions
North Camden Zone - Building Impact Movements
Participatory Systems Change Report
Problem-Apprenticeship Funding
Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation
Reclaiming Social Entrepreneurship
Report: Funding for Systems Change - The System Studio
Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems: A Call to Action
Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate? Stanford Social Innovation Review
Social Innovation In The Real World - From Silos to Systems (Video)
Systems Change - Snapshot of the Emerging Field
Systems Entrepreneurship: A How-To Guide for a New Action Paradigm (Video)
Systems Entrepreneurship: A How-To Guide for a New Action Paradigm - Skoll
Tackling Heropreneurship - Stanford Social Innovation Review
The Best Leaders Know a Complex World Demands an Improvised Response
The Catalyzing Power of Systems Entrepreneurship
The Systems Entrepreneur: What’s in a name?
The Urgency to Fund Early-stage Social Entrepreneurs
Transformer: How to build a network to change a system - A Case Study of the RE-AMP Energy Network
Twelve Questions with Ian Short, former Lehman Brothers investment banker