Inclusive Innovation System Mapping: Part 2 Explore The System
Inclusive Innovation: A Collaborative Systems Thinking Journey
Innovation will never be truly future-fit until it is inclusive by design, not by exception.
Today, inclusive innovation is still seen as niche, rather than a systemic norm. Until inclusion is embedded as a core practice, not treated as an optional add-on, innovation will remain structurally biased, strategically limited, and ethically flawed.
Join us on a collective exploration of inclusive innovation through the lens of systems thinking.
You don't need to have attended the previous sessions to join a session, if you read our shared Miro board to catch up with the progress through the process so far.
This interactive event series is designed for those ready to challenge assumptions, uncover systemic barriers, and co-create more inclusive innovation practices.
Together, we’ll explore:
What deters, or enables truly inclusive innovation?
Where are the hidden leverage points for change?
How can we mainstream inclusion as a foundation of innovation culture?
We'll use this collaborative Miro board and structured workshop sessions with breakout discussions to guide the process:
Workshop Series Overview:
Frame the System (2nd Oct) – Define the boundaries, players, and forces at work.
Explore the System (23rd Oct) – Surface lived experiences, blockers, and bright spots
Map the System (13th Nov) – Visualise patterns, power dynamics, and interdependencies
Reflect Your Map (4th Dec) – Sense-make together and integrate diverse insights
Find Leverage (15th Jan) – Identify actions, provocations, and interventions
We’re not coming with fixed answers, and we don't expect you to either. What we do expect is deep curiosity and a willingness to commit and contribute to the process.
Why join?
This series is more than a learning experience, it's a space to connect meaningfully with others who are also pushing the boundaries of what inclusive innovation can be.
Build relationships across disciplines and sectors.
Expand your thinking through diverse lived and professional perspectives.
Be part of an experimental, evolving community exploring what real systemic inclusion could look like.
Leave with richer insight, and new allies, for your own work
Who is this for?
This is not a webinar. This is for people who want to build something together.
We’re inviting systems thinkers, innovation leaders, inclusion strategists, and bold thinkers from all disciplines who can:
Ask challenging questions
Share knowledge or experience across inclusion, innovation, or systems thinking
Commit to a journey of exploration, not just observation
You don’t need to be an expert in all three domains, but you do need to bring something to the table, and show up with generosity and intent.
To protect the quality of conversation, places are limited, and all participants are approved in advance.
Pre-Reading
Not familiar with inclusive innovation? Read these articles.
Why Inclusive Innovation is no longer optional.
Inclusion as an active practice.
Not familiar with systems mapping?
Read more about the system mapping process we'll be following in the Miro board we'll be using.
Read this article which uses systems thinking to explore a related topic of workplace inclusion.
These sessions are brought to you by Diversily and Amplify in partnership with The Schumacher Institute.