Written by Katie Safford with support from Alycia Ikegami and Whitney Stewart. Visuals created by Kat Haugh. Did you know your brain is wired with negativity bias? We are predisposed to spot things that are not going well and feel an instinctual tug to fix them. As a result, researchers…

Natural disasters in the Caribbean are becoming more ferocious and frequent. This, coupled with the increasing detrimental impacts of climate change, mean that the vulnerabilities faced by small island nations in the Eastern Caribbean are only set to intensify. From governments to businesses to civil society groups, all members of…

At the Global Knowledge Initiative, we work at the intersection of systems change, collaborative innovation and international development. In our approach to addressing complex problems, we believe in understanding the root cause and how it connects to deeper systemic patterns. In order to create equitable, lasting change in these…

This blog was co-authored by Global Knowledge Initiative’s Katherine Haugh and Social Impact’s Monalisa Salib, with credit to many thought partners along the way (see the full list of kudos at the end of this blog.) As organizational learning professionals, we are frequently asked about how to create an organizational…

This blog was co-authored by Global Knowledge Initiative’s Katherine Haugh and Social Impact’s Monalisa Salib, with credit to many thought partners along the way (see the full credits at the end of this blog.) This is the second article in a three-part series. Read part one here, and look for…

This blog was co-authored by Global Knowledge Initiative’s Katherine Haugh and Social Impact’s Monalisa Salib, with credit to many thought partners along the way (see the full list of kudos at the end of this blog.) As organizational learning professionals, we have received many questions over the years about what…

By Katie Safford In 2018, GKI partnered with the United States Department of State, Second Muse, and Circulate Capital to look at Marine Waste through a systemic lens. This team undertook a systems sensing process that highlighted many forces driving Surabaya’s waste management system. Some of the most notable forces…

Co-design your learning agenda: applying human-centered design to increase practical learning By Cristine Geers and Kat Haugh Global Knowledge Initiative Learning Agendas — everyone wants one! Development agencies around the world are increasingly recognizing the value learning agendas bring to organizational learning processes. This is all well and good, but…

In the past few months, we have seen collective action lead to powerful changes across the United States in response to the killing of George Floyd. Citizens have harnessed the power of protests, activism, and storytelling to spur policy action in government, business and in communities. This collective action is…