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School of System Change

@systemschange.bsky.social
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Learning to lead change in a complex world. We enable personal & collective agency to cultivate change with a multi-method approach to #SystemsChange learning. Visit our website: schoolofsystemchange.org

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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dimple Roy and Alyna Wyatt reflect on the role of trust, flexibility and learning in #philanthropy, and what funders can do to create the conditions for organisations to adapt, take risks, and pursue lasting #SystemsChange: www.iisd.org/articles/dee...
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Changing Funding Systems for a Changing World
Here's what funders can do to create the conditions for organizations to adapt, take risks and pursue lasting change.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📣 Applications close soon for Spark – our 5-week #facilitation and #leadership course for people guiding others through #change processes! Apply by 5 Oct to join us in 2026 ➡️ www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/spar...
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Spark Autumn 2026
Spark is a 5-week journey igniting systems change through an intensive dive into leadership, facilitation and practice.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Many people come to Delta already thinking in systems. And yet, some work in isolation – focusing on one part of a system without asking how it connects to everything around it. Some cohorts have explored this through Nested Wholes – a framework from Regenesis Institute for Regenerative Practice. 🌀
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anna Birney & Louise Armstrong invite you to join them in a dedicated writing space for #changemakers who have been active in the #funding, #investing and philanthropic space and have an emerging story to tell – and want to make the space to write it up: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/fund...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Facilitation is a relational practice and as such relationships are all about dynamics, about movement and change. Facilitation is systemic from the get go." Anna Birney, School CEO, reflects on #facilitation as an essential systemic practice (2021): schoolofsystemchange.org/blog/facilit...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A #systems view of facilitation and leadership sees that engaging people in change means embracing #uncertainty, working in #relationship with others, and paying attention to #process. Apply to Spark by 5 Oct for a 5-week intensive dive: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/spar...
Quotation graphic sharing a testimonial by Spark alum Naomi Thellier de Poncheville. Quotation reads: "I highly recommend Spark to anyone interested in building more self-awareness in their leadership style and exploring different tools to work with group dynamics."
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Looking for a dedicated writing space and support to help you develop an emerging story? 📝 Join Anna and Louise at a writing retreat for #place-based changemakers in Somerset, UK, 2-6 November 2026: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/chan... Apply by 24 Sep for a bursary: tally.so/r/jagRE1
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Tackling a complex challenge and feeling stuck and frustrated with problem-solving strategies you have tried so far? Our Delta course was made for you! #SystemsThinking #SystemsChange Join the info session on 17 Sep to learn more, and apply by 15 Oct: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/delt...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We believe that learning 𝘪𝘴 change. This autumn, you can deepen your #changemaking practice with the School through a range of #SystemsChange courses: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In our September newsletter, Abdul – collaborative partner at the School, explored Black feminist practices and the practice of listening. 🦉 Subscribe for monthly international #SystemsChange insights, resources and inspiration: mailchi.mp/schoolofsyst...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Spark is our 5-week #facilitation and #leadership course for people guiding others through #change processes. 🦁 Find out if Spark is right for you at the final info session on 15 September, and apply by 5 October to join the next cohort ➡️ www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/spar...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📣 Last chance to apply to be our new Knowledge and Design Lead! Applications close at 09:00 BST on 7 September 2026. 📣 Learn more about the UK-based role and apply: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/knowledge-an... #changemakers #changemakerjobs
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Don't miss out! ⏳ Learn how to use #AI to strengthen your #SystemsChange practice – including in collaborative spaces – with Jewlya Lynn on Wed 9 September: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/seed... Part of the School of System Change summer Seedling Series.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When you join Delta, you become part of a cohort of changemakers finding their way into #SystemsChange together. The learning experience is enriched by each person’s background & perspective. Live challenges include... Learn more at an info session: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/delt...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📣 Just 2 weeks left to apply to be our new Knowledge and Design Lead! 📣 Learn more about the UK-based role and apply: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/knowledge-an... #changemakers #changemakerjobs
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Knowledge and Design Lead - School of System Change
The School of Systems Change is hiring! The School of System Change at Forum for the Future is looking for a Knowledge and Design Lead to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to shape how kn...
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CoCreative Consulting @wearecocreative.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
@systemschange.bsky.social is offering a workshop on September 9 on Using AI to Augment Systems Change. You will have an opportunity to practice with a tool that can disrupt your thinking, and be supported to find a new path for using #AI.
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School of System Change: Learning to lead change in a complex world
We enable personal and collective agency to cultivate change in the world with a multi-method approach to systems change learning - with networks, organisations and individuals.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Which School course is right for you? 🤔 Take our quiz to find out if you're an 🧭 Explorer, 🛠️ Practitioner, or 🌿 Cultivator - and which of our offerings will meet your #SystemsChange learning needs: tally.so/r/mDRlrb
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Learn the basics of #narrative change, framing and testing for progressive social change with this free, online mini series from the Public Interest Research Centre, running August-September: publicinterest.org.uk/introduction...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
📣 We're accepting applications for a UK-based Knowledge and Design Lead until 7 September! 📣 Learn more about the role and apply: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/knowledge-an... #changemakers #changemakerjobs
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Ready to stretch how you lead and #facilitate in the messiness of the real world? Join the Spark info session on 26 August to find out if our online #SystemsChange learning journey is right for you: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/spar... Spark Autumn 2026 best suits ET/GMT/CET/IST time zones.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Find a new path for using #AI in your #SystemsChange work with Jewlya Lynn on 9 September – as a way to strengthen your systems change practice and augment your and your partners' capabilities: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/seed... Part of the School of System Change summer Seedling Series.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
In our August #SystemsChange newsletter, Hansika – network partner at the School, explored how rest is #relational, and our recent network gathering in Fourdrain, France (pictured): mailchi.mp/schoolofsyst...
A group of 20 people – some of the School network – sitting and lying together in a circle underneath a tree providing shade in a grassy garden.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
You can now apply to Delta Autumn 2026! Join our online introduction to #SystemsChange and 3 supporting frameworks over 5 weeks (Nov-Dec) to unlock new pathways to approach your most pressing challenges. 🌀 Join an info session to find out more: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/delt...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Join Belamie Peddle in August on this short course to learn how to work with diverse opinions in #SystemsChange through the #LewisDeepDemocracy approach: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/seed... Only 12 spots available, so enrol soon!
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Just one week to go until Emily F. Gates and Pablo Vidueira explore how to evaluate systemic change in ways that match its complexity and ambition, and craft an evaluation fit for your practice context. Sign up to reserve your place on Wed 15 July! www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/seed...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In our July newsletter, Sean – our former Learning and Practice Partner Lead – explored the School's journey of cultivating systemic practice and facilitative capacity alongside partners through a new blog series (pictured): www.schoolofsystemchange.org/blog/bundlin...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
There's less than one week until we welcome Linda Doyle, co-director of the Movement Ecology Collective, to introduce Social Movement Ecology – in the first of this summer's Seedling Series sessions! ☀️ Sign up to join the 2-hour workshop on Wed 8 July: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/seed...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Learn to work with diverse opinions in #SystemsChange and build trusting relationships through the #LewisDeepDemocracy approach on our short course with Belamie Peddle, starting 6 August: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/seed...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
School CEO Anna Birney reflects on our MEL series from last year, sharing a weaving of 8 patterns that start to tell a different story of how we might understand and practise MEL in our #SystemsChange work, featuring video snippets from our contributors: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/blog/turning...
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Turning Monitoring and Evaluation Inside Out
Reflections from a series on MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning) from School CEO, Anna Birney.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We're delighted that Jean Boulton will be coming along to our Systems Breakfast Club session exploring her book, The Dao of Complexity! 🌊 Jean is looking forward to discussing the book's ideas with the group. To take part, sign up before this Thursday 25 June:
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Sign up – The Systems Breakfast Club: Collective reading and discussion for systems practitioners – Zoom
The Systems Breakfast Club: Collective reading and discussion for systems practitioners – Zoom, Thu 25 Jun 2026 - Thu 17 Sep 2026 - Welcome! The Systems Breakfast Club is a relaxed space for…
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Join Emily Gates and Pablo Vidueira on Wed 15 July to learn how to #evaluate systemic change in ways that match its complexity and ambition, and craft an evaluation fit for your practice context: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/seed...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
On Thu 25 June, Sophie and Rebecca will be diving into Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown – and they'd love you to join them! The Systems Breakfast Club is a relaxed space for reading, curiosity & discussion with friendly systems practitioners. Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/schoo...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
"[P]ersonal and social transformation are not two separate things. They are the same thing, working at different scales, and sustaining each other." Ania Sharwood reflects on the growing movement linking inner change to outer change:
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The Most Important Movement You've Never Heard Of — impact sweet spot
Linking personal wellbeing to social wellbeing is not a fringe idea, and it's certainly not a new one. "To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order,…
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
In our June newsletter, Sarena – our former Partnerships Lead – explored winding down her time at the School and knowing the work continues... Subscribe for monthly international #SystemsChange insights, resources and inspiration: mailchi.mp/schoolofsyst...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
How do we build collective power in complex systems, and why does it often fail to emerge, even when so many people are working to the same goal? 🌳 Join Linda Doyle, co-director of the Movement Ecology Collective, to explore this question on Wed 8 July: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/seed...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
JUST LAUNCHED! 🚀 Boost your #SystemsChange practice through our summer Seedling Series: short courses supporting you to embrace complexity through discovering the diversity of systemic approaches and practitioners: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Join us on 11 June with guest contributors Abdul Dube & Bryan Mathers for 'Finding expression through visualising and metaphors' – a session exploring the doodle or scribble, the posture or metaphor that can unlock and reveal what is present in a dynamic: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/sens...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Introducing the Systems Breakfast Club! 📚 Created by Delta alumni Sophie and Rebecca, this initiative brings systems practitioners together for collective reading, fresh thinking, and meaningful conversation – with no homework, prep, or pressure. Join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/schoo...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Immerse in 10 thought-provoking conversations with #systems practitioners from around the world: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/school-resou... The insights from these dialogues shaped Stepping Into Systems, a series of three short films introducing key concepts of #SystemsChange. 🔑
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Systems Dialogues
Immerse in ten rich dialogues exploring the multiplicity of systems practice with practitioners from around the world
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Join Belamie Peddle in August (Wednesdays 6, 13, & 20) to develop your ability to effectively deal with tension and polarities and build trusting relationships across your #SystemsChange work through the Lewis Deep Democracy approach: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/seed...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Could you be our new Partnerships and Development Lead (UK)? 🌟 We're looking for someone to strategically lead and enable strategic partnerships and development and management of our pipeline of funding opportunities. ⏳ Applications close on 7 June: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/hiring-partn...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In our May newsletter, Rebecca – our new Head of Learning Programmes – explored what it means for young people to flourish today. 🌸 Subscribe for monthly international #SystemsChange insights, resources and inspiration: mailchi.mp/schoolofsyst...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Tackling a complex challenge and feeling stuck and frustrated with problem-solving strategies you have tried so far? Delta introduces a new way to unlock transformative change, and supports you to shift from overwhelm to agency. 🌀 Apply by 19 May: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/delt...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
📣 We're accepting applications for a UK-based Partnerships and Development Lead until 7 June! 📣 Learn more about the role and apply: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/hiring-partn... #changemakers #changemakerjobs
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
What if a simple sketch or metaphor could unlock your thinking? ✏️ In session 3 of our Making Sense of Systems series, we'll explore how visualising and metaphors can help us make meaning in #complexity, with Bryan Mathers and Abdul Dube. Sign up: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/sens...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
📣 Applications close soon for Spark – our 5-week #facilitation and #leadership course for people guiding others through #change processes! Apply soon by 11 May to join us this June ➡️
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Spark 2026
Spark is a 5-week journey igniting systems change through an intensive dive into leadership, facilitation and practice.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
What might you notice if you trusted your body as much as your intellect? 🫀 In session 2 of our Making Sense of Systems series, we'll explore how our body's capacity to sense can contribute to #SystemsChange, with Payam Yuce Isik & Amel Murphy. Sign up: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/sens...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Ready to stretch how you lead and #facilitate in the messiness of the real world? Join the final Spark info session on 5 May to find out if our online #SystemsChange learning journey is right for you: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/spar... Spark 2026 best suits ET/BST/CEST/IST time zones.
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
How do our mental models shape how we sense the world? 🧠 Ahead of our first 'Making Sense of Systems' Learning & Practice series session on 7 May, our two brilliant contributors share some food for thought. 🥪 Sign up to expand your sensemaking skills: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/sens...
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School of System Change @systemschange.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This June in Brussels, Delta invites you to explore new ways of understanding and working with complex challenges. 🇧🇪 Come along to tomorrow’s info session to meet the course team and see if it's the right fit for you, and apply by 19 May: www.schoolofsystemchange.org/courses/delt...
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