Understanding the Why and How of Social Change with Traci Warnberg Lemm

In this podcast, Traci Warnberg-Lemm shares wisdom she's gathered from working in communities. 

Here are some of the things we discuss:

• Solutions to community problems can be solved more effectively by asking why something is wrong, beyond  surface level issues. 
• How to do root cause analysis and how, often, the answers the community uncovers is unexpected. Here is the YouTube video about the Washington Monument example of the 5 Whys? 
• How Traci deal with resistance to change? Hint: “You can't argue with results”
• Coalitions and community-based groups must include the community members most affected by the problem.
• How do we collaborate when change is so hard? Leaders must preface change with  “Yes, change is hard, but what are the things we might miss, or lose, by not changing?” 
• The importance of centering equity in social change work.
• How do we give people space to grieve change so they can move forward ?
• What are unanticipated consequences of change: good and bad?

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traci-warnberg-lemm-0aba755/

Traci's Website: socialmotion.co

Traci's Bio:
Traci Warnberg-Lemm is the owner of Social Motion, a training, coaching and consulting company founded in 2006. Social Motion energizes civic, policy and community-based solutions and supports leaders that drive them. Traci draws upon her MPA education and 20+ years of experience serving communities, nonprofits and government agencies, in the United States and abroad. Social Motion supports individuals and organizations through learning design and development services, social impact planning, individual and group coaching, facilitation, speaking and training.  Traci is the co-host of the Social Change Leaders Podcast.

About Ann
I am a community psychologist and evaluator. I help communities:

• Understand their community’s issues
• Develop strategies that work
• Evaluate their strategies
• Understand how they can become even more effective

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Connect with Ann: Community Evaluation Solutions

How Ann can help:

· Support the evaluation capacity of your coalition or community-based organization.

· Help you create a strategic plan that doesn’t stress you and your group out, doesn’t take all year to design, and is actionable.

· Engage your group in equitable discussions about difficult conversations.

· Facilitate a workshop to plan for action and get your group moving.

· Create a workshop that energizes and excites your group for action.

· Speak at your conference or event.

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Music by Zach Price: Zachpricet@gmail.com