by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jun 30, 2026 | Leadership, Organization Development, Social Change, Strategic Change, Systems Transformation
There is no doubt that the complexities and geopolitics of this era are impacting everyday life, whether at dinner tables, public spaces or in the workplace. Even for those who avoid conversations that can get heated, the polarization and politicization of the times... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Nov 15, 2025 | Human Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Social Change, Strategic Change, Systems Transformation
“Bridging is a salve for our fractured world…We can overcome the illusion of separateness by honoring our differences, transcending the notion that difference divides us, and instead co-create a world where everyone belongs.“ john a powell, The Power of... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Sep 1, 2025 | Human Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Social Change, Strategic Change
This summer was a time of reflection for me on the fragility of NOW. Another bout of COVID-19 passed through our home, and I found it amusing that more than one person in our circle remarked: “Oh people still get that?!” We had a good laugh at our collective need to... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Sep 30, 2024 | International Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Resonance, Social Change, Strategic Change, Systems Transformation
What is your theory of change? How does change happen in organizations and communities? As a change champion, how do you affect change? I recently asked a mentee these questions and as they responded, I could see their eyes light up, confirming the suspicion behind my... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Aug 31, 2024 | Leadership, Organizational Development, Social Change, Strategic Change, Systems Transformation
Seasons Change” by Ian Sane is licensed under CC BY 2.0. It has been great to be a part of the Social Justice in Organizational Change Anthology and to end the summer with another chapter in it, co-authored with Dorie Ellzey Blesoff and reviewed by Sarah Owusu,... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jun 30, 2023 | Leadership, Organizational Development, Social Change, Strategic Change
In the Palgrave Handbook of Learning for Transformation, my co-editors and I returned to the most common understanding of the meaning of Transformation– the classical Greek definition. Metamorphosis. As noted in the Handbook, the meaning of metamorphosis is a...