Find The Outside

For episode fourteen of season two, Tim and Tuesday host a conversation with members of the NYC Administration for Children Services Operations Team where they reflect on the work so far, their learnings and their advice for those helping to lead large-scale change across a system. Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are  THE OUTSIDE —systems change and equity facilitators who bring the...

For episode thirteen of season two, Tim and Tuesday reach out to explain what they are doing, both personally and professionally, during the Coronavirus outbreak. 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 mi...

For episode twelve of season two, Tim and Tuesday speak directly to the invitations they are receiving in the work of getting big change done. At this particular time in the world, what new dimensions and new experiences might we say ‘yes’ to in order to stay awake, see clearly and take action? Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE —systems change and equity facilitators who br...

For episode eleven of season two, Tim and Tuesday reflect on how hope can — and must — co-exist with an acknowledgement of where we are, even in crisis or struggle. If we are to respond massively to an emerging future, and grapple with our current reality, what steps can we take to preserve optimism? Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE —systems change and equity fac...

For episode ten of season two, Tim and Tuesday contemplate what exactly we mean by the concept of power — intergroup, structural or systemic. How can we best share it, and invite more people to pick it up? How can we wield the power we have with integrity? Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE —systems change and equity facilitators who bring the fresh air necessary to organize...

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. 2.09 - SHOW NOTES Tim: As we grow, we’re putting in place legal structures to support our work and build the principals of...

For episode eight of season two, Tim and Tuesday talk about the fix-it phenomenon we all share: on seeing a problem, we rush to fix it. But when we rush to solutions, we’re likely to repeat the very problems that gave us the challenge in the first place. How can we cultivate a new pattern of pause and examination? Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE —systems change and equity...

In episode seven of season two, Tim and Tuesday sit down with colleague Isoke Femi, who brings a beautifully enriching and unique perspective to the work of change. It’s a deeply inspiring transition from one decade to the next — and an invitation to open up to special magic in 2020. Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are  THE OUTSIDE —systems change and equity facilitators who bring t...

In episode six of season two, Tim and Tuesday talk about how adopting or shedding labels — political, economic, ideological, identity — can give us access to change, but can also become limiting in terms of how we might want to grow. How can we become less attached and more open? Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE —systems change and equity facilitators who bring the fr...

In episode five of season two, Tim and Tuesday venture into the heart of their change work: equity. How do we distribute power and wealth? How do we relate across lines of race, class, and gender, and how do we keep these considerations on the table in all of our work and in our working relationships? Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE —systems change and equity facilitators...

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...

In episode three of season two, Tim and Tuesday explore the often talked-about, always sought-for, and ultimately elusive ideal of balance. In our journeys to reach ‘success’ — to have the greatest possible impact for a better tomorrow — what can we bring to our daily life to protect and renew our energies today? Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE —systems change and equity...

For episode two of season two, Tim and Tuesday interview Jacob Watkins of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Zürich, Switzerland. Collaborating with The Outside over the last nine months for the International Committee of the Red Cross , Jacob has brought remarkably point of view on how change happens, resulting in an incredibly rich field of learning between what might have once been thought of as a...

In the first episode of season two, Tim and Tuesday explore one of the most prescient requirements of equitable change: the generosity necessary to successfully work through difference. How can we draw out and celebrate such a critical ingredient when that ingredient cannot be forced, but earned? 2.01 —— SHOW NOTES Tim: Generosity is one of the core principals of The Outside . It’s how we turn up...

In season one’s final episode, Tim and Tuesday wrap a year of incredible conversations with a summer assignment: how do we cultivate readiness? Along the road as systems change facilitators, we wonder: are we really doing what we set out to do? And how can we find fertile and steady ground in emergent work? 1.21 —— SHOW NOTES Tues: This is our Season Finale episode! Tim: The number of people liste...

In episode twenty, Tim and Tuesday dig into the substance of change—how to cultivate the kind of big-picture view that validates a good forward path. 1.20 —— SHOW NOTES Tim: We’ve been learning a lot about data, particularly over the last 12 months, as we work with major initiatives that bring in large consultancy firms who are generating data for us. There’s a real opportunity to combine the proc...

In episode nineteen, Tim and Tuesday tell the story of an improvised process in the middle of a three-day session. As facilitators, how can we orchestrate memorable, game-changing breakthroughs or surges ahead in understanding?  1.19 —— SHOW NOTES Tues: Today we’ve got a story to share from the middle of a three-day strategic event. Things had shifted and we discovered that the needs were differe...

In episode eighteen, Tim and Tuesday explore how we work with distributed teams: as ‘managers of one’, how can we keep a strong connection? How can we navigate highly complex issues and change processes of a rapidly-growing and remote business? 1.18 —— SHOW NOTES Tues: Managers of one are often used to going off and doing their own thing. I am very accustomed to managing and navigating on my own,...

In episode seventeen, Tim & Tuesday talk about being clear versus having a feeling of clarity - even through confusion. How can we train ourselves to stay open and keep moving forward in rooms electric with uncertainty?  1.17 —— SHOW NOTES Tim: How do I hold my own centre and clarity the midst of it all? How not to get caught up in it or lost in it. Brings us back to personal practice. K...

In episode sixteen, Tim and Tuesday speak with change makers at Forward Malmö, a movement uniting for multi-sector, multi-stakeholder change. How can we best share the work on shared problems? A conversation with Joel Veborg and Rodolfo Zuniga of Save The Children and Sabina Dethorey from the City of Malmö. Forward Malmö is a movement that brings together a number of organizations with shared and...

In episode fifteen, Tim & Tuesday share insights on their many rapid-pace leaps and lessons over the last year. The Outside’s team, delivery, story, and facilitation is a constant iteration. 1.15 —— SHOW NOTES Tues: We are one year into The Outside as a business. Tim: We started this [The Outside] saying, ‘We’ll give it two years and see how it goes and run some little experiments…’ We have la...

When we intentionally practice what it means to be together, we increase the possibility of levelling-up. In episode fourteen, Gibrán Rivera joins us for a conversation about how to co-create the space to tackle insurmountable problems. 1.14 —— SHOW NOTES Tues: Today we’re talking to one of my favourite people in the world, Gibrán Rivera , a facilitator also working in systems change. Gibrán is an...

In episode thirteen, Tim and Tuesday continue their conversation around history, impact, and our world — since context fundamentally alters how we relate to each other in the work of change, we delve in. 1.13 —— SHOW NOTES Tim: Vulnerability is about revealing something of yourself, which invites others to do the same.  Tues: Vulnerability feels like something we, as a people, are seeking and...

In episode twelve, Tim and Tuesday talk about how we honour and interpret our ancestors’ actions, roles, and impacts — think reverberations of colonialism and class — to grasp the underpinnings of our current world. 1.12 —— SHOW NOTES Tim: I’ve been doing a lot of work around what it means to have been raised and educated within my class. I realized the need to own the impacts of my ancestry on me...

In episode eleven, Tim and Tuesday deconstruct the change journey of a piece of work that rings bells across the spectrum. Using sport as a container, what can the rest of us learn about breaking through to ‘win’? 1.11 — SHOW NOTES Tues: This piece of work represents an intersection between our growing up, our current physical activity, and our work. Tim and Tues reflect on their own connection to...