System Shift

System Shift wants to accelerate our transition to systems that are markedly better for people and the planet. To do that we bring together people who are changing systems in practice so they can share their insights, accelerate their progress and achieve greater impact together. 

Our work over the past five years as the System Innovation Initiative, developing the practical knowledge needed for system innovation, revealed huge demand for change, to create systems which are just and inclusive, circular and regenerative, participatory and cooperative. 

Yet people also told us they lacked the practical skills, methods and tools to make real progress to create these new systems. There’s a lot of talk but not enough “walk.” The field of system change does not lack for models and frameworks. What is lacking are practices to apply these models in action. That is not just a question of providing people with the right skills and knowledge. It also involves shifting mindsets and mental models, culture and norms and challenging assumptions about the role organisations play in perpetuating dysfunctional systems and changing them.