Educopia offers 2-part Systems Leadership Workshop Series + Free Office Hours

[Educopia Communications]

Hi all (and apologies for crossposting!),

A lot of us working in the knowledge sector are feeling it: trying to do meaningful, justice-oriented work inside systems that weren't designed for it, or caring deeply about community while feeling like the tools available to you weren't built with your community in mind. That tension is a systems problem, and addressing it requires a different kind of leadership than most of us were trained for.

If that resonates, please join Educopia on July 16 and September 10, 2026 (2pm to 4pm ET), as we host a 2-part interactive workshop series: Practicing Systems Leadership: A Two-Part Workshop for Knowledge Workers. Use this link to register via Eventbrite!

Rather than focusing on individual authority or top-down direction, systems leadership emphasizes deep understanding of how systems actually work, inclusive engagement of the people most affected by them, and collaborative approaches to driving change that lasts. For knowledge workers (archivists, librarians, museum workers, researchers, curators, facilitators, community organizers, and others who steward information and cultural heritage) this framing resonates. Underfunding, inequitable access, structural racism, the erosion of public trust in institutions -- these aren’t problems you can fix with a better workflow or a new strategic plan. They require us to think and act differently, together. Systems leadership is one framework that gives us language and tools to do that.

Merging async reading and reflection with interactive activities and facilitated discussions, we’ll explore what it means to practice systems leadership in local contexts within the cultural heritage sector:

• What systems leadership looks like in practice in the cultural heritage sector
• How to find leverage points within the systems you're already part of
• Skills for building shared understanding across communities with different perspectives and power
• What it means to lead from where you are—whatever your role or title

We're offering sliding scale pricing to keep this as accessible as possible:

• Solidarity Rate: $50 (for both sessions)
• Standard Rate: $300 (for both sessions)
• Sustaining Equity Rate: $600 (for both sessions)

If the solidarity rate still presents a barrier, reach out to kather...@educopia.org -- we don't want access to be what stands between you and this work. This isn't a workshop for executives or senior managers only, as systems change only happens when people at every level of an organization or community develop the capacity to see the bigger picture, act with intention, and work in genuine solidarity with others.

Free 30 min Office Hours from July 13 - 24: Not sure if this workshop is the exact fit for you, or just want to talk through a challenge you're navigating in your role? Book a free 30-minute office hour with a member of Educopia's Consulting team, available July 13–24. Whether you're thinking about systems leadership in your own context, wrestling with a decision-making process, or trying to figure out leadership transitions or funding precarity, these sessions are a chance to get practical thought partnership from facilitators who work at the intersection of systems change, organizational learning, and collaborative leadership. Book your session via Calendly!

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