May 01, 2021 In the aftermath of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. elections, one thing is clear: Most Americans are remarkably in agreement with the idea that the current political and economic systems simply are not generating well-being, prosperity, or security for the vast...
Changing systems means changing GOVERNANCE Systems “Transforming a culture of violence can make equity more possible,” says Alexis Flanagan, co-director of Resonance Network, a movement of people taking action to shape culture and governance that centers the wellbeing...
In honor of the young leaders who are drawing attention to the ecological and existential crisis of climate change, this week of Sept 20-27, we want to share a vision for leadership and governance for the next decade. We believe that those involved in...
We know many of you are looking for tools and structures to achieve equity, transparency, shared leadership, and forward momentum– i.e., collaborative governance So, this summer, we are developing and offering a pilot version of a Collaborative Governance...
Across the U.S. and Canada, multi-stakeholder collaborative networks are addressing the systemic issues and wicked problems that cannot be solved by any one organization or institution alone. In the past 5 years here at Circle Forward, we’ve been working with these...
Equity and Consent in Collaborative Networks In every area of public concern, we are seeing organizations from all sectors of society — non-profit, business, government and community — digging in to the hard, deep work of equity. The need for equity and...