Possibility Project

The Delusion of Change


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Many of us are changemakers because we want to make the world a better place. We want the investment of our passion, time, expertise, and focus to have a larger meaning. 

But what happens when we begin to see breakdowns, missed opportunities, blockers, and embedded harmful systems that stall and hold back the shifts we want to create?  

We want to talk about uncomfortable questions that challenge our vision of social impact work such as,

  • What the heck is social impact?
  • Can we actually make an impact and create change on a large scale?
  • Whose "job" do we make it to "change"?
  • When and how do we consider sociopolitical contexts?
  • Is change actually accomplished by connecting with one human at a time?
  • What is success from the many different perspectives of people and organizations involved in social change efforts? 
  • I was joined by the brilliant Donna Sherard, Founder of Changeable, and designer, lecturer, and advisor, Katrina Mitchell, to dive into these questions and many more!

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    Possibility ProjectBy Heather Hiscox