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Systems convening: leadership for the 21st century | Centre For Public Impact (CPI)

August 5th, 2021

Shaheen WarrenProgramme Manager, Europe

Jenny OppenheimerProgramme Manager, Lankelly Chase

Systems convening: leadership for the 21st century

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.@CPI_foundation has partnered w/ @LankellyChase @theRSAorg @WengerTrayner to develop a new book ‘Systems Convening: A crucial form of leadership for the 21st century’Share article

“As a form of cross-boundary leadership, systems convening is an approach well suited to the most complex of challenges, with the potential to help all institutions thrive in the 21st century.” Learn more in our new book.Share article

Why is #systemsconvening important? It elevates a different kind of leadership, it’s a better approach to sharing power, it understands the importance of earned legitimacy and it provides the tools to embrace complexity.Share article

COVID-19 and the ensuing global pandemic has represented the greatest public health challenge of a generation. Yet, this is just one of a number of complex global challenges that we face: an expansive list that also includes climate change, growing inequality, food security, migration, and many others. It is undeniable that both state and non-state actors are being asked to solve increasingly complex problems.

So how might we respond to these challenges, and what questions need to be explored along the way? Often in our work, we focus on how people make their best contribution: What leadership is required when dealing with the greatest complexity faced by a generation? What skills and capabilities are valued and most impactful? Do we already have the tools and techniques to respond to 21st century challenges, and if yes, where does this expertise exist?

Enter Systems convening.