Collective Change Lab
Collective Change Lab aims to catalyze a global movement toward truly transformational, just, and equitable systems by placing healing, relational work, and shared power at the heart of social change. The organization supports social change practitioners and philanthropists to move beyond surface programmatic solutions and instead address underlying trauma, reshape power dynamics, and integrate sacred, spiritual, and collective healing practices to achieve deep, lasting systems transformation.
Theory of Change
Inputs
Expertise in systems change, healing practices, storytelling, and power dynamics
Strategic funding and partner support
Global collaboration with practitioners, funders, and communities
Activities
Research and applied experimentation in relational and healing practices
Publishing toolkits, guides, and thought leadership
Training, facilitation, and collaborative learning
Convening global leaders and community-based practitioners
Outputs
Toolkits and knowledge resources (e.g., Philanthropic Toolkit, storytelling compendium)
Webinar series, panel dialogues, and convenings
Collaborative frameworks for power, healing, and spirituality
Communities of practice within and beyond direct partners
Outcomes
More just, equitable, and healing-centered systems globally
Transformation of harmful power dynamics into shared power and collective agency
Integration of trauma-informed and spiritual approaches in mainstream systems change practice
Long-term shifts in how systems foster flourishing and wholeness for all
Programs
1. Healing-Centred Systems Change
Integrates collective healing practices into the work of systems change by addressing historical, intergenerational, and collective trauma within social systems. Through webinars, leadership dialogues, and practitioner research, the program engages organizations and communities to place healing and wholeness at the center of systemic change.
Expertise in trauma-informed practice
Partnerships with organizations like The Wellbeing Project
Funding support (e.g., from Wayfarer Foundation, others)
Facilitators and trainers
Developing and sharing case studies and toolkits
Hosting webinars, panels, and learning sessions
Training practitioners in trauma-informed systems change approaches
Co-developing healing-centered collaborative processes
Toolkit and resources for trauma integration
Webinar series and highlight videos
Knowledge compendiums and articles
Increased practitioner capacity for healing work
Greater awareness and integration of trauma healing in social change work
Improved systems that foster healing and equity
Communities and organizations implement healing-centered practices
Movement toward equity and justice through healed systems
2. Storytelling for Systems Change
Uplifts non-dominant storytelling methods and fosters inclusive, healing-centered approaches for systems transformation. Through storytelling fellowships, publications, and themed convenings, CCL deepens understanding of how narrative shifts power and enables systems change.
Diverse group of system storytellers
Partnerships, fellows, and creative contributors
Organizational resources for convenings and publications
Storytelling fellowships and sense-making activities
Publication of thought leadership, blogs, and creative reports
Convening renowned global storytellers and practitioners
Storytelling compendium and thematic publications
Blog series and case studies
Practitioner networks and communities of practice
Broader use of storytelling as a tool for understanding and transforming systems
Shift toward more inclusive, reflective narratives in systems change
Empowered communities through changed stories and narratives
3. Collective Power for Systems Change
Develops and tests frameworks and practices for building collective power as a pathway to systems transformation. Focus areas include transforming power dynamics, cultivating trust, and strengthening collective values across diverse collaborations.
Global network of social change leaders and partners
Learning and facilitation expertise
Funding and resources for convenings
Framework development for collective power
Peer learning, convenings, and co-design workshops
Publishing guidance on power-sharing and relational leadership
Collective Power framework
Key practice guides and case studies
Expanded community of practice around collective power
Shift from hierarchical to relational power dynamics across collaborations
Increased agency, inclusion and justice in systems change work
More effective movement of systems toward equity
4. The Value of the Sacred in Systems Change
Explores and advances the integration of sacred and spiritual practices as a critical dimension in systems change, including research, guides, and curated dialogues. The program makes space for spiritual repair, wisdom, and accompaniment in collaborative efforts addressing social and environmental challenges.
Partnership with spiritual and faith-based organizations
Applied research teams
Support from vision-aligned funders (e.g., Wayfarer Foundation)
Research projects and applied inquiry into spirituality and systems change
Creation of spiritual practice guides
Convening spiritual leaders and organizing dialogues
Published guides and research findings
Curated panels and learning sessions
Practical tools for integrating sacred practices
Increased legitimacy and application of spiritual practices in social change work
Healing and wholeness in collaborative systems efforts
Expanded sense of purpose, motivation, and restoration among change leaders
Other Information
Core Values
Collective healing and relationality: Prioritizing relationships, care, and truth-telling to address trauma in systems.
Justice and equity: Commitment to dismantling oppression and advancing equity through systems transformation.
Inclusion and diversity: Celebrating partners of all abilities, identities, and cultures as vital to collective work.
Sacredness and spirituality: Honoring spiritual wisdom as core to sustaining systemic change and human wholeness.
Transformation through shared power: Shifting from hierarchical and individualistic models toward shared, dynamic, and relational power.
Learning and emergence: Embracing continuous experimentation, collective sensemaking, and co-creation.
Scale
Global impact: tools and frameworks reached collaborators on multiple continents (specific numbers not listed)
Engagement with major international programs (Skoll World Forum, Wellbeing Project, etc.)
Case work in U.S., Colombia, New Zealand, and networks in philanthropy and social change
Affected Users
Social change practitioners and leaders
Philanthropists and grantmaking institutions
Communities affected by trauma and systemic inequity
System storytellers and movement builders
Collaborative change networks
Geographical Areas
Global (programs active in the U.S., Colombia, New Zealand, and partnerships worldwide)
Contact Info
Last updated