Systemic Change Map

How might we understand the process of supporting necessary, visionary change? Mapped by our colleague Joe Hsueh, this visual provides one way of thinking (and a set of assumptions) about how change can be made possible.

It is of course a simplification, but the key things to pay attention to here are the circular nature of learning and adapting and the importance of what has been known as “personal mastery”. While mastery might convey a notion of trying to reach perfection through self-improvement, this is not the point. Whatever we choose to call this set of internal reflective qualities, they are a core part of engaging in systems change work through a different embodiment of leadership, one that is aware of deep cultural underpinnings and historical patterns of marginalization and silencing, one that invites vulnerability and deep listening qualities. It is important to recognize that there are many ways of conceptualizing the process of change. This is shared as one possible lens. To the extent that this conceptual map is helpful, please use it crediting its author.