Passing the Torch: What It Means to Transition with Care

In this reflection, outgoing IISC leader Miriam Messinger shares what it means to “leave well” after 13 years - not by clinging tightly, but by passing the torch with care, celebration, and trust. She offers practices for navigating leadership transitions that honor people, relationships, and collective wisdom, and includes a simple toolkit organizations can use to make change feel grounding rather than destabilizing.

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Racial Justice Community of Practice

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Seven Habits for Collaborative Leaders to Make it Through These Times

Over the past 32 years, Interaction Institute for Social Change has supported thousands of... Read More

Quotable IISC

When the path forward feels uncertain, facilitation is the bridge. Essential Facilitation™ provides leaders with simple, yet powerful tools to guide groups toward tangible results.

Simone John

Senior Associate

Clarify Your North Star: A Practice for Strategic Direction

This is the first in our follow-up series to Strategic Planning in 2025: Five Ways to Navigate Chaos with Clarity. In our July blog, we introduced five practices for organizations and networks seeking clarity in uncertain times. Over the next... Read More