What we bring
Engaging Inquiry strengthens communities and organizations by bringing applied systems theory and analysis to place-based solution finding. We help changemakers accelerate impact by guiding them as conscious and capable systems practitioners.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
System Analysts
& Strategists
We are experts in, and co-creators of, one of the most actionable and engaged approaches to systemic action research and community strategy making in the social impact space.
Facilitators
& Consultants
We design and host spaces where people can have conversations that matter. We equip communities to work across difference and diversity to bring their vision for transformation to life.
Capacity
Builders
As we work on the challenges of today, our deep commitment is to nurture the essential tools and capabilities so that leaders are ready for whatever comes next.
TOOLS & METHODS
By weaving together practice and presence we learn and co-design the best path forward, together
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MAPPING
visualizing the interconnected perspectives, behaviors and structural forces that drive the outcomes we see
Hosting and Participatory Methodologies
creating spaces for honest and brave analysis, discovery and connection – especially across difference
"DO" LABS
facilitating creative co-design using systems principles and systems diagnosis to prototype and test next actions
EMERGENT STRATEGY DESIGN
creating the enabling environment through systemic governance and leadership – returning learning to the system and responding to emergence
ASSET & ACTOR MAPPING
identifying how key resources and relationships are connected and distributed within a system
strategy evaluation & refresh
understanding existing strategies and activities in the context of broader systems dynamics, refining and operationalizing indicators, and tracking impact
Embodied leadership
all the while tapping into the truths our bodies carry as a pathway for learning about ourselves, our communities and the systems we operate within
RESOURCES
In addition to the tools and methods highlighted above, we collaborate to develop open-source products to support people working on complex problems across any field of social change.
SYSTEMS PRACTICE WORKBOOK
The Omidyar Group
Engaging Inquiry supported The Omidyar Group to develop a Systems Practice workbook aimed at filling the gap between the promise and practice of systems mapping. The workbook is ideal for people working to overcome complex problems to make sustainable social impact at a community or global scale.
IN TOO DEEP PODCAST
Reshaping how we design, execute, and adapt strategy over time
Karen Grattan, the founder of Engaging Inquiry, speaks with the In Too Deep team about Engaging Inquiry’s work with teams around the world to reshape the way they think about designing, executing and adapting strategy to have an impact in the world over time.
MEET OUR PARTNERS
Are you ready to bring light to complexity?