2.04: The Experiment: On Moving From Starting To Building: Behind-The-Scenes Of Change Work Growth

In episode four of season two, Tim and Tuesday explore the nature of moving from a start-up mindset to next-phase growth. As enthusiastic prototypers and experimenters, how do we know one phase is done and it’s time to capture learning and institutionalize? When do we call it, and how do we grow?Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE—systems change and equity facilitators who bring the fresh air necessary to organize movements, organizations, and collaborators forward for progress, surfacing new mindsets for greater participation and shared impact.2.03 —— SHOW NOTESTues: We started The Outside eighteen months ago with the goal to experiment for two years to see what would happen.Tim: One experiment is done and the next one begins—an increase in scale, sophistication, breadth of relationships drawn into do the work. Now, we want to start building infrastructure that’s an investment into the next five years.Tues: A big part of the experiment: could we build our work around systems change with equity at the centre?Tim: We’ve received a lot of feedback over the years as to the potency of that [our] partnership. We wanted to take this to another level—a deeper commitment to one another and to the learning between us.Tim: We have three long-term, systems change efforts that are in different stages. We’ve realized that The Outside is with clients for a period of 2-5 years. We’re there to help things to get unstuck, lifted and moving.Tues: We don’t parachute in… but it’s not a long-term thing. Our role is to help you get unstuck, get things moving and build a capacity. This is what we’ve learned. We did not know this 18 months ago.Tim: We’re trying to build an ecosystem of different apps and practices that enable us to function effectively as an organization. We are working with a tool called monday.com which allows us to list all of our activities, track movement, have conversation, give each other feedback, attach documents and links. It’s basically a project management tool for across the organization. We also use whatsapp.com, slack.com and zoom.com. This is the infrastructure of how we function. On another level, we use programs like waveapps.com and xero.com to get a financial overview of how the organization is evolving.Song: Stay High by Brittany HowardPoem: Time to awaken, an original by Tim Merry (one of the first poems Tim performed!)We all be learners and teachersWe don't need no preachersTo find the wholesoulforceOf course!It is like riding a horseremaining in the saddleeven when up shit creek without a paddle.Be yourselfEveryone else is takenNo point fakinThe only person you're foolin is youselfYou already got all the wealthDon't need to search no moreKnocking door to doorCause its all in the place you was born inNo more stallin'Listen loudly to the callin'Why you here?It ain't nothing to do with fearThat much is clear.I must confessmy greatest fear was successDaring to shine brightGet into the line of sightStepping into the spotlight.I trained for yearsTo be on stage and hide my fearsIn the character of anotherAlways under coverNever truly the deeper meTime to seeBe freeBeNowFear no moreI am sureI have felt theWholeSoul ForceCourseThrough my veinsI know what it means to be saneLiving in partnership with my brainMy body and bloodAnd the un-nameable floodOf realisationBe SelfEveryone else is takenIt is time to awaken.Are you stirred and shakin'?Are you quakin'?If not why not?Take a look aroundThe world is calling to become profoundThe messages loud and clearDrop the fearThe time is nowThe place is here.It always the occasionDon't get lost in the alien invasionTake actionto let go of distractionFeel the heartIn the breath of the nowKaboom kapowLike a hit on headSit up in bedThe nightmare is overYou just found the four leaf cloverEgo move overI am getting on my horseThe wholeSoulforce of course!No more fakin'be Selfeveryone else is takenIt's time toAwaken.Subscribe to the podcast now—in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or anywhere else you find podcasts. New episodes will be available every second Tuesday. If you’d like to get in touch with us about something you heard on the show, reach us at [email protected]. Find the song we played in today’s show—and every song we’ve played in previous shows—on the playlist. Just search ‘Find the Outside’ on Spotify.Duration: 29:07Produced by: Mark Coffin @ Sound Good StudiosTheme music: Gary BlakemoreEpisode cover image: source Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.