The Change Club

The Change Club is a co-created community interested in exploring ideas of how change happens across multiple sectors, issues areas, and levels (personal, interpersonal, organizational, collective, social, and systems change).  

We collectively explore these ideas by convening as a community on a semi-regular basis to collaboratively reflect on resources we’ve shared and reviewed from diverse disciplines and perspectives.

Through our conversations, we deepen our understanding, access fresh ideas, and connect and build community with one another.

How it works:

We convene a bimonthly 1-hour conversation during which we take time to connect with one another and reflect on a resource we’ve chosen to review.  

In advance of the conversation: 

  • We crowdsource suggestions for a wide range of resources that we read, listen to, or watch (i.e., books, articles, podcast episodes, videos, etc.) to discuss together.  

  • We collectively decide on the resource we want to review for the next session. 

During the conversation: 

  • We discuss ideas from the resource we’ve chosen to review and what they mean to us in an open-ended and judgment-free manner. 

  • One or more members lightly facilitate to make sure a) we have opportunities to connect with one another and b) that all voices are heard. 

After the conversation: 

  • At the end of and/or just after the convening, we collect ideas for the next resource to be reviewed. 

  • We communicate via email and a WhatsApp group to share other ideas and resources and build connections between us. 

Who’s involved:

Starting with Sarah and Kerstin as co-convenors, we’ll invite interested colleagues and friends to join as members and grow the group over time. 

As a Change Club member, you’ll: 

  • contribute your suggestions for resources for the group to review, 

  • help decide which resource the group will review next,

  • join convenings when you’re available and when the resource we’re reviewing resonates with you (even if you haven’t reviewed it), 

  • share your ideas and experiences to enrich the conversation,

  • show up thoughtfully and respectfully to shared spaces, 

  • invite other colleagues and friends to join (as relevant), and

  • co-lead/facilitate conversations (if desired).

When and where it happens: The first Wednesday of every other month via Zoom.

What’s coming up:

February 5th @9am US ET 

Resource to review: Care doesn’t scale

Would you like to join us? Email Kerstin to receive the invite.

Past conversations and resources:

December 4th

Resource reviewed: Most protests fail. What are activists doing right when they win?

October 2nd

Resource reviewed: Don Miguel Ruiz – The Four Agreements (9-min summary video or 5-min summary video)