The Environment You Build Is The Change You Become - Exclusive Interview with Sandra Daniel
Sandra Daniel is Co-Founder, Canada Lead, and Strategy & Systemic Change Designer at Openfield. Based in Canada, she works at the intersection of strategy, systems, and organizational transformation.
Organizational transformation is often framed as a challenge of getting people to accept a predetermined plan. Sandra Daniel takes a different view: lasting change begins by understanding the systems, incentives, relationships, and stories that shape behaviour. In this exclusive interview, she reflects on the experiences that led her to co-found Openfield, the principles behind its systemic approach, and her vision for organizations that can shape change from the inside out.
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