As you are seeking to create equitable systems change, the Interdependence Framework can support you to remember interdependence and the possibility that interdependent reality creates. Naming and claiming the reality of interdependence is a powerful act as it points out that not only do systems influence us, we influence them. Interdependence, unlike dependence, is a two-way street.
The tool provides a framework for understanding the interdependence that exists between you, your community and the systems you are embedded in.
The tool can help…
- Illuminate the interdependence of individuals, systems and communities and explore how the dynamics of interdependence can inform our strategies for creating change
- Invite us to reflect on our positionality as we seek to create equitable systems change
- Identify common us vs. them and power dynamics that emerge at the intersections
- Provide antidotes to these dynamics – actions and mindsets that can support you to move in new and more productive ways
Download the PDF of the full tool: Interdependence Framework
Tool Links
- What is this tool & how to use it
- Interdependence
- You are Community & Community is You
- You are the System & the System is You
- Communities shape Systems & Systems shape Communities
Explainer Video
Interdependence Framework Video (9:33)