You're getting ready to implement a change at your library, from a new strategic plan to a major project. How do you get your staff, partners, or community to understand and align with this new direction? Theory of Change is a powerful tool to help you define a shared vision that everyone can strive for together, while allowing flexibility and autonomy in how they get there. In this webinar, you’ll learn how one library is using Theory of Change to drive strategic alignment while reducing bureaucracy. You will also learn to:

• Identify the core concepts of Theory of Change and how they relate to change in libraries
• Apply Theory of Change principles to a strategic change in your library

Presented by: Dr. Audrey Barbakoff, CEO of Co/Lab Capacity and author; and Alison Eckes, Customer Experience Director - Programs and Services, Pierce County Library System (WA)

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• Learner Guide (doc) Use alone or with others to extend your learning. 

Related resources and links

• Co/Lab Capacity
• View the recording from the January webinar for an introduction to this learning, Don't manage change—embrace it, January 16, 2025
• The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth by Amy C Edmonson
• Mindset: Changing the Way You Think to Fulfil Your Potential, by Carol S Dweck
• Six Conditions of Systems Change, The Water of Systems Change, by John Kania, Mark Kramer, and Peter Senge
• Research Institute for Public Libraries
• Project Outcome, PLA