To address wicked problems effectively, a fundamental shift in approach and practice is required. As Lethabo Rampya from Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies reflects, “We know that collaboration gets you…...
Dreaming About the Future to Change the Present: Inclusion Wednesday on World Dream Day
I discovered that World Dream Day was created "to encourage individuals, communities, businesses, schools, and families to take time to focus on their dreams and make an effort to turn…...
Navigating the urgency of collective learning in systems change
Brenna Atnikov explores what it takes to learn collectively and effectively, emphasizing the L in MEL. She dives into the urgency of developing collective learning to address the complex challenges…...
Reshaping Discourse with Global South Perspectives
Imagine a global debate on artificial intelligence (AI) centered on advancing high-cost technologies, data privacy and ethics. While these are prominent issues for developed economies, this narrow focus risks overlooking…...
Inclusion in peacemaking and peacebuilding : My story and perspectives
When governments and the international system failed to end wars, civil society emerged as a key actor in fixing the problems. This marked the beginning of the international inclusion debate…...
Worldmaking in the margins
If aid actors were to take the idea of worldmaking in the margins seriously, this could to lead to an ontological shift: the solution to crises becomes not merely (aid…...
INGO job titles reimagined
How would roles look like within a global organisation committed to shifting the power to the Global Majority? What jobs would there be within an international NGO embarking in a…...
Resisting coloniality in systems thinking
Systems in general [...] are composed of people, animated by power and imbibed with purpose. [...]. This makes systems thinking an inherently political exercise. External intervenors especially are prone to…...
Philanthropy’s role in advancing Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination
In the scramble for the Earth’s dwindling resources, Indigenous Peoples are often seen as simply in the way, obstacles to Western notions of progress. The territories that they depend upon…...
A new paradigm in philanthropy: Embracing innovation in grantmaking
Reflecting on the 2024 Grantmakers Summit, the call for a renewed approach to philanthropy is clearer than ever. The summit catalysed introspection within the sector, challenged entrenched approaches and spurred…...