The Four Mindsets Keeping Your System Stuck (and One That Will Change How You See It)
Join the first Untangled community workshop!
Across philanthropy, government, industry, and civil society, we fall into familiar mental traps that keep our systems from changing:
The neutrality mindset assumes data and technology are objective.
The techno-determinist mindset treats technology as the driver of social change.
The techno-solutionist mindset believes innovation alone can fix complex problems.
The if–then mindset assumes systems behave predictably, like machines.
We’ve all been there — and if you haven’t, someone in your system has.
Each of these mindsets flattens complexity, hides power, and limits our capacity to create meaningful change.
In this one-hour community workshop, I’ll unpack how these mindsets keep systems stuck — and introduce an alternative that helps you see your system clearly and act more effectively within it.
We’ll explore how these patterns show up in your organization and what it takes to lead with a more adaptive, relational, and systemic approach.
You’ll leave with:
A new lens for seeing the hidden dynamics shaping your system’s behavior
A practical framework for diagnosing where your organization is “stuck”
Tools for navigating uncertainty and aligning technology with your vision of the future
Systems change is hard work — but it gets easier when you can see your system clearly.
Join me.