Six Conditions for Systems Change
Kania, Kramer & Senge · 2018 · "The Water of Systems Change"
DEPTH
Structural
Most visible · Easiest to change
Policies
Formal rules, mandates & legislation
Practices
Day-to-day operations & behaviours
Resource Flows
What gets funded and what gets cut
Relational
Semi-visible · Requires trust to shift
Relationships & Connections
Who trusts whom; where alliances form
Power Dynamics
Who decides; whose voice is heard
Transformative
Invisible · Most powerful · Hardest to change
Mental Models
The underlying beliefs, assumptions, and worldviews that determine how people see problems — and solutions