This event is part of the #GEO2026 Encore Sessions, bringing popular sessions from the 2026 GEO National Conference back virtually.
As foundations increasingly pursue systems change, many are discovering that conventional learning practices struggle to keep pace with complexity, uncertainty and emergence. This session invites participants engaged in — or preparing for — systems change work to examine what it will take for philanthropy to learn more effectively under these conditions.
The session explores four expansions in learning practice throughout a strategy cycle:
- planning and exploring,
- implementing and observing,
- analyzing and making meaning, and
- deciding and acting.
Participants will reflect on where their current practices feel strong, where they feel constrained and where new approaches may be needed. Participants will leave with clearer insight into how their learning practices can better support adaptation in complex systems.
#GEO2026 Encore Sessions are open to GEO 2026 National Conference participants and GEO members.