What if today’s educators had networks, tools, and support to navigate and educate for the increasing complexity of our changing world?
As someone who works in education, change, or systems work, we already feel the pressure...
We are educating amidst polarity, underfunding, the rise of AI, mental health crises, cancel culture, environmental stress, and students struggling in ways we’ve never seen before.
Yet, the systems we work within often still operate like problems are simple, and that fighting harder will fix everything.
…but we know that will only accelerate the problems.
We’re trying to prepare students for a world that looks nothing like the one we were trained to teach for.
And here's the thing—we’re also trying to figure out how to navigate that world ourselves.
>> How to understand the complexity we’re supposed to be teaching within and about.
>> How to contribute to systems change, not just in our classrooms and board rooms, but in the education systems and beyond, and how to equip our teams and students to do the same.
>> How to even survive and thrive in a role that we know deeply matters, but also keeps demanding more.
And we’re doing it alone. Or at least, it might feel that way.
There has to be a better way.
What if there is?
What if you found a place purpose-built for you?
Imaging connecting with educators around the world who get it—who understand the weight you're carrying and the complexity you're navigating.
Imagine learning from people who are also doing this work, share what's working in your context, and access the tools and frameworks you need to educate for these times.
We don’t need another professional development requirement, or another thing on our to-do lists. Yet we crave a community, building a movement. We each deserve a place where educators are becoming the agents of change these times demand—together.
That's what Systems. Change. Educators. Unite. is.
We're building a global community for educators and systems change practitioners who are ready to move beyond linear thinking and competitive frameworks.
Introducing
Systems. Change. Educators. Unite.
This community understands that the crises we're facing aren't simple problems to solve—they're symptoms of deeper system dynamics. We are uniting educators who are ready to learn how to contribute to shifting those systems, in their classrooms and far beyond, and the tools and practices to help their students do the same.
The future of humanity, this planet, and of education require systems-aware, self-aware, and impact-focused educators who, in turn, support the development of those mindsets and skill-sets among their students and clients.
By connecting and learning together we can not only fuel our own personal growth and capacities as educators, but also our individual and collective capacity to accelerate systems change contributions in a world in need of ethical, impact-focused, leaders.
And we're starting with a 6-month pilot—a taste test of something that could become much bigger.
If there's enough demand and interest in these first six months, we'll launch this as a non-profit and scale it globally. But right now? We're inviting a founding cohort to help us build it, shape it, and see if we can prove that educators need and want this kind of community.
This isn't about adding more to your plate. It's about finally having the support, tools, and community to do the work you're already trying to do—but more easily, and not alone.
This is a 6 month experience for changemakers at the front of the wave.
We’re building a platform for you. Would you like to be part of it?
Here’s what’s on offer…
Access to a learning community for educators from around the world with workshops, networking, and resource sharing opportunities.
Research and a platform to share what educators need, want, and can offer in these complex times.
A home to share global systems change education efforts and a place for them to connect, cross-promote, co-learn, and co-create.
This pilot will start with offering three calls every month, designed to fit into your life:
A drop-in peer mastermind session
Bring what's going on for you. No prep required. Just show up, share your challenges, and think through them with peers who get it.
A repository for all the content, resources, and tools
Access recordings, frameworks, lesson plans, and case studies. Share your own. Build on each other's work. Everything will be hosted in one place for easy access.
A facilitated conversation on a timely topic
Things like "teaching in an AI world" or "navigating polarity in the classroom." No prep, just show up and engage with what matters right now. (These are recorded in case you can't join live but want to watch it later.)
You’ll also get access to…
A global chat community
Connect with fellow members between calls through an online messaging group. Quick questions, resource shares, support when you need it.
1-2 presentations each month
Learn directly from educators bringing systems thinking into their classrooms, organizations, and communities. (These too will be recorded so you can watch on your own time.)
Here's just a taste of what's coming:
Tracy Benson, former Director of the Waters Center for Systems Thinking, will show you how she brings systems thinking practices to everyone from kindergartners to corporate executives
Nicole Swedlow will share how to use the Sustainability Compass as a systems thinking tool that frames social impact through sustainability
Paul Heidebrecht will share how he and his team at the University of Waterloo integrate government understanding into systems change work—helping social innovators work with and through government, not around it
Elinor Bray-Collins & Sara Hassan will present on the practices that have fueled Humber Polytechnic’s success at bringing systems education to hundreds of students across their polytechnic including a program that spans three continents
Daniela Papi-Thornton will lead a workshop on tools for complex times, presenting frameworks that help you navigate and understand the complexity of the current moment
A truly global community
This community isn't limited by geography. Connect with educators from around the world who are navigating similar challenges in vastly different contexts.
Educators from all walks of life are being called to unite in an effort to help our polarized world do the same
Wondering if this is for you? Consider this:
You're an educator in any form—classroom teacher, university lecturer, corporate trainer, consultant, facilitator, or coach—and you're grappling with how to teach for complexity in a world that's changing faster than our education systems can keep up.
Maybe you already teach systems thinking or social change work, and you're looking for peers who speak your language. Or maybe you're just starting to realize that linear approaches aren't cutting it anymore, and you need tools and frameworks to navigate this shift.
You might be feeling the weight of preparing students (or clients, or teams) for a future you're still trying to understand yourself. You might be exhausted from going it alone. You might be ready to challenge the siloed, competitive systems you work within—but you're not sure where to start.
Here's what we know: the problem feels too big. You don't have much time. And you need more support, not more overwhelm.
That's exactly why this community exists.
You don't need to have it all figured out.
You just need to be open to learning, sharing, or contributing—alongside others who are doing the same.
The Founding Member Opportunity
Here's what makes this moment unique:
This is a 6-month pilot. A taste test. If we get enough founding members who believe in this vision, we'll have what we need to build it properly, test what works, and then launch as a full non-profit that can serve educators globally for years to come.
You're not just joining a membership. You're helping design and build the future of systems change education.
As a founding member, you'll:
>> Shape what this community becomes through your participation and feedback
>> Get locked-in founding member benefits for life (exact details to be confirmed, with your input, but think significant discounts and exclusive opportunities as long as you remain a member)
>> Be part of the cohort that proves educators need and want this kind of support
>> Help us figure out what works, what matters, and what this community needs to thrive
This is your chance to be at the beginning of something that could reshape how educators learn, connect, and contribute to the systems change the education systems and educators themselves are calling in worldwide.
The investment
How do you put a price on belonging to a community who understands your challenges, desires positive change, and is walking this path with you? You can’t. But here’s where we’ve started:
Individual Membership:
$375 USD total for 6 months
40% off for Founding Members by November 20th
$225 USD total = $37.50 per month
A chance to build this community together, contribute to our initial research on what educators need in these times, as well as full access to all live and recorded calls, the resource repository, and the global community. If you're committed to deepening your systems understanding and contributing to this movement built by and for educators, this is for you.
Institutional Membership:
$1,500 USD for 6 months
40% off for Founding Members by November 20th
$900 total = $150 per month for 5 educators = $25 each per month per educator
Bring up to 5 people from your university, organization, or team (with equally discounted access for additional members). For those institutions that want to support this work, be recognized at the forefront of systems change education, and have exclusive access to Institutional Member gatherings. Perfect for departments, centers, or schools that want to build systems understanding capacity across multiple peers.
Sliding scale financial support available for those who come from emerging economies, chronically underfunded institutions, or other areas of need—we're committed to making this accessible.
Right now, the world needs educators who understand complexity. And right now, educators need each other.
We're launching the Educator Community at our gathering in Iowa this November, and we're inviting you to be part of the founding cohort—the educators who will shape what this community becomes.
This is your chance to stop going it alone. To find your people. To get the tools, frameworks, and support you need to become the educator these times demand.
And to help build something that could serve thousands of educators around the world.
If enough of us say yes to these first 6 months, we'll prove there's demand for this work. We'll build the non-profit. We'll help it reach globally. And you'll have been there from the beginning.
The systems we work within haven't caught up to the complexity we're facing. But together? We can change that.
Register your interest now and become a founding member.