Join us for an exciting learning series exploring psychological processes that underlie our organizing practices! The three-part series will delve into the psychology of adopting change, building trust, and practicing joy within our communities. Each session offers practical insights and tools to enhance our organizing efforts.The sessions will be led by Kate Hilton, Co-Founder and Principal at Innovation Capital, and Senior Leadership Faculty at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), American Healthcare Association, and the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity at the George Washington University.
About the sessions:
Session #1: The Psychology of Change
Explore the psychology behind adopting change and its role in community organizing. This session draws on principles of change management and Heifetz’s adaptive leadership framework. Learn how to navigate adaptive barriers to change, tackle the know-do gap, and build commitment to change. Participants will practice skills of values-based listening and honest questioning to move people from resistance to exploration. The session will also explore how we can link these skills to our relational and coaching practices in our organizing work.
Session #2: Building Trust in Divided Times
Trust is the foundation of impactful relationships in organizing. In times where many feel a deep sense of division, how can we build trustworthiness as individuals and organizations? This session examines the societal trends affecting trust today and explores three key drivers of interpersonal trust: empathy, logic, and authenticity. Participants will practice relational strategies to communicate across disagreements and deepen trust. Learn how you can foster genuine connections and deepen interpersonal trust across your teams, campaigns, and communities as you organize for change.
Session #3: Happy, Healthy, Productive Organizers
Burnout is not inevitable. Discover how joy can be a revolutionary force in organizing. This session introduces a four-step process to address burnout by generating joy in your work, drawing on real-world examples from large-scale organizational efforts, including a transformative initiative in São Paulo, Brazil. Participants will practice the process in real time, and explore actionable strategies for building a joyful organizing environment and sustaining wellbeing within teams, organizations, and across campaigns.
Who is this series for?
This series is for anyone who is interested in the psychological processes that underlie our organizing practices – and experience how we can practically apply them to strengthen our organizing work. Whether you are an organizer looking for practical tools and insights to strengthen your work on the ground, an organizing coach or trainer seeking to bring a deeper understanding to the craft you are teaching others in, these sessions are perfect opportunities to build your capacity and take your work to the next level.
Cost
The events are free for members, and 15USD per event for non-members.
We also have a bundled ticket for all three events at 40USD and a combination ticket for all three events + annual LCN membership for 100USD
Limited free scholarship tickets are available upon request to info@oldweb.leadingchangenetwork.org.
About the speaker
Kate Hilton, JD, MTS, Co-Founder & Principal, Innovation Capital
Steeped in LCN’s organizing practices since 2003, Kate Hilton has taught and coached thousands of health and health care leaders and organizations around the globe to use community organizing and change management practices to achieve equitable health and wellbeing.
Kate is currently a Co-Founder and Principal at Innovation Capital. She serves as Senior Leadership Faculty at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Healthcare Workforce Equity at The George Washington University. Formerly a founding director of ReThink Health, Kate contributes to a leadership academy with the American Health Care Association and a course for building trust funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She supports the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s work on organizational trustworthiness and coaches health justice grantees of the Rx Foundation.
Kate is a Principal in Practice of the Leading Change Network, given her many years of organizing in health and teaching with long-time mentor and friend, Marshall Ganz, whose Harvard Executive Education organizing course Kate co-designed and led in 2009-10. Kate authors peer-reviewed articles, conversation guides, and white papers, and is a global keynote speaker on topics such as leadership for health justice, workforce wellbeing and health equity.
Contact person for this event series
For more information about this event please contact Sachiko Osawa