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System change & investing for impact: why we need it , what it is and how to get started

11 March 2020 1pm – 2.30pm CET

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HOST: Anja-N. König

DACH Manager, Berlin European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA)

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System change @ EVPA

Eco-system builder

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Anna BirneyForum for the Future

Saskia van den DoolAdessium Foundation

Welcome to our speakers!

Programme

Time (13.00-14.30) Description Speaker / Host

30- 40 min Introduction into system change Anna Birney, Forum for the Future /School of System Change

10min System change at Adessium Foundation Saskia van den Dool /AdessiumFoundation

30 min Questions & Answers Anja König/Anna Birney

5 min Wrap up Anja König

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An Introduction into System ChangeDr Anna Birney, Forum for the Future

An introduction to systems changeDr Anna Birney - EVPN March 2020

How does the world work?

The world is a complex, interconnected finite, ecological-social-psychological-economic system. We treat it as if it were not, as it were divisible, separable simple and infinite. Our persistent, intractable, global problems arise directly from this mismatch

Meadows, 2010

Accelerating the big shiftto a sustainable future

www.forumforthefuture.org

The world is changing. Fast.

The next decade will be critical as we work to address the global challenges that are combining to fundamentally re-shape our economic and social landscapes.

High levels of disruption are now a given as we respond to the effects of climate change, new ways of working, future proofing supply chains, or how we will feed a growing population on shrinking global resources.

This kind of change presents high levels of risk, but also significant opportunity for organisations ready to create a positive future, both for themselves and by actively working with others to reshape the systems they rely upon.

Our challenge themes

Sustainable Nutrition

The 1.5 ºC Challenge

Sustainable Value Chains and Livelihoods

Net PositiveCitizens and Communities

Circular EconomyTech Catalyst

Why a School of System Change?

In the face of complex challenges there arenot enough people operating with thecapacity to shift systems.

In this global emerging area of practice,people need to learn from one another’sexperience so they aren’t starting fromscratch.

Growing a global community of changeagents is our best chance to accelerate atransition to a sustainable future.

Purpose

A systems change approach can:- Enable the development a better analysis of the challenge – [systems

diagnosis] Support strategic decisions making

- by better understanding where the leverage to intervene is in the systems and challenge of choice and how to understand impact

- As well as supporting the design and approach to the interventions one might take [including partnership, participatory and funding approaches]

Systems Change Capabilities

What does the breakthrough of rock’n’roll tell us about how change

happens?

How does change happen?‘A transition is a radical, structural change of a societal (sub)system that is the result

of a co-evolution of economic, cultural, technological, ecological and institutional developments at different scale-levels.’

(Rotmans et al, 2001).

1. It challenges the myth of the hero

2. It didn’t emerge overnight

3. It was the result of a broader societal, political, technological change process

What can we learn from this story?

1. It challenges the myth of the hero. It came about as a coalescing of socio-cultural events and trends , as well as repeated waves of technical innovation.

2. It didn’t emerge overnight, but through the repeated reconfiguration of different systems.

3. It was embedded in a broader change process.Social and technical developments in the 1930s and 1940s helped set the stage for the music revolution of the 1950s.

4. It continued to evolve. After its breakthrough in the 50s, rock continued to change and mature, undergoing further changes and mutations, developing new subgenres and influencing others.

#systemschange

Change happens at different scales and altitudes

Systems change –is the emergence of a new pattern of organisation or system structure

Process – by which we continually create change systemically

Outcome – the shift of the structure or pattern that you want to see

- Patterns of flows and structures- Patterns of relationships and ways of

organisation incl. power- Patterns of interventions towards a (new)

whole system goal- Pattern of thinking & being – mind-sets &

paradigms

Anna Birney, 2015

Understanding systems change – a process and an outcome

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Systems change in practice

How can we make dairy protein productionsustainable?

The protein challenge: reframing the question

The protein challenge 2040

Key members of the partnership

Mapping the protein system

Areas for innovation

How is systems change practice relevant for philanthropy and impact investment?What is your influence and role in the system of change?

Addressing complex challenges – having the ability to look at the bigger picture

Long-term sustainable impact – changing what we value and therefore what we measure and evaluate

Shifting power structures – using your power to change the power that is at theroot of many problems

Helps convene the ecosystem – through shared purpose and can buildmomentum and energy for change

What we offer at SchoolWe are equipping people with the capabilities to lead system change initiatives addressing complex sustainability challenges.

The School will offer flexible access to the best learning experiences, tools, case studies from the field of system change.

We grow a global community of practiceby connecting existing networks of change agents who want to shift whole systems.

Dr Anna Birney@annasques tionsa.birney@forumforthefuture.org

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Forum for the Futurewww.forumforthefuture.org@forum4thefuture

Definition of a system

“Any group of interacting, interrelating or interdependent parts that form a complex unified

whole with a specific purpose”

Function: Purpose - Structure: Elements and Interconnections

The boundary question

“There are no separate sys tems . The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around the sys tem depends on the purpose of the discuss ion”Donella Meadows

The case of Adessium Foundation, NLSaskia van den Dool, Adessium Foundation

Saskia van den Dool

Director of Programssvdd@adessium.org

Agenda Adessium Foundation

System change @ Adessium

Key challenges

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Why? • Work on necessary transitions to achieve the changes we seek• Work on real solutions, not just relief or clean-up

What? • Combination of boots on the ground and systems perspective • Integrated approach: combining promising pathways to change

How? • Theory of Change as our starting point• Focus on collaboration between funders and grantees

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Key challenges• How to get from single pilots to creating snowball effects?

• How to avoid lock-ins in the current system?

• How to direct (government) funding to the real transformative options?

OVER TO YOU: Q&A, thoughts and feedback

So what do you think? What does this mean to you?

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Anja N. König EVPA DACH Representative, BerlinEmail: akoenig@evpa.eu.com

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