How Colleges Change: Understanding, Leading, and Enacting Change
Why do so many well-intentioned efforts to change things in our schools, workplaces, and communities seem to hit an invisible wall? We draw up plans, set goals, but the reality often feels like pushing against an unseen force. This episode delves into the profound insights from Adrianna Kezar's "How Colleges Change," revealing that organizations are living systems, and change is far more personal, emotional, and cultural than structural. We challenge the conventional wisdom of top-down mandates, exploring why resistance isn't just an obstacle, but a vital signal, and how true, lasting transformation emerges not from a switch, but from cultivating a garden of small, interconnected shifts. Join us to understand the unseen currents that truly drive — or derail — institutional evolution.