How mental models create inequity - Full Frame Initiative

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How mental models create inequity

Mental models impact how we’re able to or not able to make system changes. When we shift mental models, we change the blocks on which culture, policies, structures and practices are built.

Additional resources:

Assumptions Matter – A description of the assumptions that are currently embedded in systems and the assumptions we need to shift toward a country where everyone has a fair shot at wellbeing
Talking About Poverty: Narratives, Counter-Narratives, and Telling Effective Stories – A report from FrameWorks describing a variety of narratives, including ones that align with a wellbeing orientation

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Bootcamp Outline

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Introduction

Do we all have a fair shot?

1. Why our systems are broken

Identifying problems in your system

How mental models create inequity

What problems show up in your system?

10 min reflection & writing

2. How to create change

The five domains of wellbeing

Analyzing tradeoffs to drive change

How do wellbeing and tradeoffs show up in your work?

10 min reflection & writing

3. Examples of change in action

Explore case studies and videos

Stories from health, child welfare, and more

4. How YOU can make a difference

Knitting it all together

Next steps & where to go from here

2 min reflection & writing

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