Learn how to craft ethical, complexity conscious stories that show how change actually happens.

Stories offer a lens through which we make sense of the world around us. For hundreds of years, they’ve also been used as a tool for shaping and re-shaping complex systems. Yet today, linear storylines that explore single solutions for overcoming problems have become the norm. If we know that the work of advancing systems change is nonlinear and requires diverse groups of people to collaborate over time to advance shared goals, the question becomes: How can we tell ethical stories that show how change actually happens?

This 2-hour session will focus on ethical, systems-based principles and practices for telling more nuanced stories of social change—a crucial element of the work of narrative change. Both systems and MEL practitioners who want to incorporate story in their work will find value in the session. You do not need to be a storyteller by trade to attend.

Join this short course on 3 October 2024.

This short course is offered in collaboration between Jessica Conrad and School of System Change as part of the Seedling Series: short courses supporting changemakers to embrace complexity through discovering the diversity of systemic approaches and practitioners.

Discover all course details on the School of System Change website.