Jessica Conrad

Current obsessions: storytelling, systems change, collaborative networks, leadership, learning, innovation.

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

Due to high demand, I’m thrilled to share that I will offer #Storytelling for #SystemsChange again in partnership with @SystemChangeSch. Join us Oct 3 to learn ethical practices for telling complex stories of change. Jump on one of the 7 open spots here: https://t.co/G5kg7DS731

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

I can HARDLY WAIT to facilitate Storytelling for Systems Change with the @SystemChangeSch, where we’ll explore how to craft #ethical, complexity-conscious #stories that show how change actually happens. Express interest / add yourself to the waitlist here! https://t.co/nE8eXm78O8

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

I'm so excited to join@FitoNetwork's June 5 session on network #storytellling! Join us at 9am ET to explore how to craft authentic stories that weave diverse perspectives and facilitate #learning for #systemschange. Registration and more info: https://t.co/vwkVALhGeI

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

Join Freya Bradford of @RotaryCharities and me TOMORROW for a session exploring the power of #storytelling for #systemschange! We're thrilled to present as part of series hosted jointly by @ECDAction and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Details below.

[Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) @ECDAction]

How to use stories to drive #systemschange & learning? Register to learn more on 4/29, part of our online #MASTERCLASS in Systems Thinking for ECD; led by Freya Bradford of Rotary Charities, @jaconrad of Conrad Consulting, @markskeptic of @StellenboschUni https://t.co/3Mfl0JDvhQ

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

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[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

Thanks to @RotaryCharities' continued investment in #storytelling as a strategy for influencing change, we've produced three ✨brand new reflection guides✨ to complement Stories of Change: https://t.co/4rKVW6XA4P

We hope they support you in turning new insights into action!

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

Six months ago I authored Stories of Change with @RotaryCharities to show how a #systemschange approach is transforming Northwest Michigan: https://t.co/AvgrR8Ej7P

We've received incredible feedback—and learned that the publication has reached practitioners in 40+ countries!

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

"...we must go beyond the surface and be willing to reexamine everything we think we know about the problem. We are grateful to have this resource to draw from and inspired to apply the learning it so beautifully shares.” -Billy McGuinness, Executive Director, Seabury Foundation

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

Grateful for the thought partnership & co-learning at this week's #Dela summit for #systemschange! 🙏Be sure to check out the incredible work of #socents at @MotionLightLab, @JoinSPEAK & @TRRAINindia. Massive thx to @Ashoka & #IKEASocialEntrepreneurship for bringing us together!

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

Proud to join this week's #Dela Summit co-created by @Ashoka & #IKEASocialEntrepreneurship to support leading #socents in strengthening their impact strategies! #Dela is a global #systemschange accelerator for global change & long-lasting #impact 👉https://t.co/zqcfr77tRC

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

3 - Saltmarche says "Stories make, prop up, and bring down systems. Stories shape how we understand the world, our place in it, and our ability to change it.” Here here. More noodling on #storytelling for #systemschange to come. 💥

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

1 - What a treat to facilitate a “Systems Change Storytelling” workshop for members of Rotary Charities of Traverse City's community of practice this month! We explored the power of #storytelling as a strategy for advancing positive change across Northern MI.

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

2 - Our rich conversation led to many insights and aha’s, thanks in no small part to the framing offered by these terrific resources:

>> Telling the Difference: Using Story to Change Systems: https://t.co/Cceb4HIQfk

>> Storytelling for Systems Change: https://t.co/4ZXci23zeu

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

Another terrific opportunity from @Forum4theFuture to build your skills for navigating complex #systemschange processes. I've had the privilege to be a student and co-facilitator both—and can't recommend the Basecamp program more. Get your app in ASAP! https://t.co/lhalJHKrTZ

[Forum for the Future @Forum4theFuture]

Do you already have experience in #systemschange practice? Apply for Spark and develop these skills further with like-minded change makers.

We’re running two virtual Spark programmes in different timezones so sign up wherever you are!

https://t.co/nPShnerR0Z

[Chandler Foundation @ChandlerFdn]

#SystemsChange is both a process and an outcome -@GarfieldFdn @Forum4theFuture @RURomin @AnnasQuestions @jaconrad

This piece by our partners at @GarfieldFdn is a must-read.

What We Mean When We Say ‘Systems Change’ by The Garfield Foundation https://t.co/kZGJGFLXCJ

[Garfield Foundation @GarfieldFdn]

A few questions OVERHEARD during @RURomin's session with @Forum4theFuture's Basecamp cohort:

>> Can we change systems? Or is it actually about changing ourselves?

>> How might I challenge my own assumptions?

>> How might we convince people to talk about #systemschange?

[Anna Birney @AnnasQuestions]

Great session today with #schoolofsystemchange facilitators - exploring how we design for a shifting market, changing global and local issues, and for feasibility and viability - exploring the challenge and prototyping solutions

[Jessica Conrad @jaconrad]

A question on the tip of many people's tongues: What do we mean by #systemschange? Grateful to @bioneers for picking up our latest @GarfieldFdn essay exploring just that: https://t.co/3MeBz9TCDP Hopeful new readers will share their thinking, help reveal our blindspots.🤞