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Narrative Change Components: Stories, Narratives, Mindsets, Paradigms, and Culture as Part of Cultural and Systems Change

While the strategic use of narrative change has become increasingly widespread, the underlying mechanisms by which narrative change is important for social change remain unclear. Why narrative change, and for what ultimate purpose? How does narrative change relate to systems change? This working paper delves into the building blocks or components of narrative change, including stories, narratives, mindsets, paradigms, and culture, and examines their interrelationship as part of cultural and systems change. View the Working Paper and accompanying Report
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Narrative Change: A Review of Concepts, Frameworks, and Approaches

Narrative change has become an increasingly widespread approach among those seeking social change. What is narrative change, how do narratives change, and what is the role of narrative change in social change? What makes narratives resonant, what does it take to change narratives, and what types of change are relevant to narrative strategies? This report explores these questions through a review of the academic and gray literature on social movements, narrative persuasion, and storytelling for social change. View the Report and accompanying Working Paper
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Summer Institute 2024: Transforming Place through Neighborhood Leadership (video)

Summer Institute: Transforming Place through Neighborhood Leadership brought together community leaders from across the country to accelerate the impact of cradle-to-career place-based solutions to open and expand pathways to social and economic mobility for children and youth. The conference is hosted by William Julius Wilson Institute at Harlem Children’s Zone and The EdRedesign Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, MA.
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What Parents Should Know About Trump's Plan to Dismantle Dept. of Education

While President-elect Donald Trump campaigned vigorously on a string of issues, the state of American education was not one of the mains sells of a second Trump term. Still, it's become a dominating policy point in the wake of his decisive victory, as his promise to eliminate the Department of Education (DOE) come into sharper relief.
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Institute for Success Planning Virtual Learning Series: Personalizing Supports for Families and Children

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EdRedesign’s Institute for Success Planning is excited to announce Session I in our 2024-25 Success Planning Virtual Learning Series, "Personalizing Supports for Families and Children," featuring Tauheedah Jackson, Deputy Director at EdRedesign and Director of EdRedesign's Institute for Success Planning, Lynne Sacks, Research Director at EdRedesign, and Celina Castro-Saelao, Director of Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN) Partnerships at the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA). This webinar will illustrate the powerful strategy of pairing families and children with caring Navigators who
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Taylor True

Taylor True is a rural research fellow at EdRedesign and is a current M.Ed education policy and analysis student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She completed her B.A. at The Ohio State University (Columbus) and graduated from the honors program in political science and sociology, with honors research distinction for her undergraduate thesis in sociology. Most recently, she worked as a program specialist at a youth-focused nonprofit in South Central and as a competitive speech and debate instructor in the greater Los Angeles area. Taylor is also a Teach for America alum
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James Watson

James Watson is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than a decade of experience helping some of the world’s most prominent media companies launch new ventures on television and in print, including CBS News (“60 Minutes”), NBC Olympics, and The New York Times. Nearly a decade ago, James returned to his hometown of Poughkeepsie, NY to help with its revitalization. In 2019, he partnered with Poughkeepsie’s Mayor, Superintendent of Schools, and community stakeholders to co-found the Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet to serve as the city’s cradle-to-career quarterback organization. James was
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Oliver Truog

Oliver Truog is the Director of Finance and Operations at EdRedesign where he is responsible for stewarding the financial health of the organization, both now and for long-term sustainability. Oliver also develops, implements, and improves upon systems to manage all aspects of operations. Prior to joining EdRedesign, Oliver served as Associate Director, Leadership Development at Education Resource Strategies. In that role he worked with school district finance leaders in the CFO Strategy Networks. Oliver also explored diverse ways to support finance leaders by expanding the Leadership
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Alexa Walker

Alexa is an administration expert supporting Rob Watson and Tauheedah Jackson at EdRedesign to provide strategic and logistical support for organizational success. Prior to her position at EdRedesign, she worked as an administrative support in non-profit organizations such as Education Resource Strategies and GBH with a focus on developing inclusive environments, DBIE initiatives, and organizational communication. She attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska earning a BA in English and later attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts to earn an MFA in Fiction.
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