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Five Insights from Social Innovation Summit 2022
From ESG to hybrid work and beyond, here are 18 Coffees’ top takeaways from Social Innovation Summit 2022.
Four Sessions We’re Most Excited for at Social Innovation Summit 2022
The 18 Coffees team is back on the road and heading to Social Innovation Summit’s flagship conference. Co-founder Caleb Gardner will host his own interactive workshop session on leading through change — here are some of the other sessions that we're most excited for.
The Six Ps: How to respond to a social crisis with care and commitment
Our personal lives and our work lives have always intersected. Now, the walls are coming down, and leaders need to be prepared to react to social pressure, navigate the new realities of a socially-aware employee base, and embrace the new responsibility of pastoral care over their workforce.
Pocket Change: “Business as usual”
May’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner, exploring effects of societal impacts on employees’ well-being.
Four Things to Consider When Designing Your Change Team
At 18 Coffees, we refer to the leaders of change initiatives as Change Champions, members of an effective change team that exist at every layer of the organization. Here’s what to consider when designing a change team of your own.
The Merging Social and Professional Identities of Gen Z
18 Coffees intern and resident member of Gen Z Morgan Anderson explores the intertwining personal and professional identities of the next generation.
Pocket Change: Employee activism and disinformation
April’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner, taking a deeper dive on employee activism and disinformation.
How Remote Work Created an Equity Imperative
Conversations about equity are rising to the forefront just as work is disaggregating from physical locations. Cultural norms reinforced through everyday interactions are giving way as the individualization of work spotlights longstanding inequities at work.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Have a Long Way To Go
It’s easy to praise the concepts of diversity, inclusion, and creating a more equitable society. But trying to diversify one of the most important workplaces in the United States—the Supreme Court—showed how much progress we still have to make.
Pocket Change: The new global oligarchy
March’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner.
Why Identifying Risks Can Help Change Be Successful
Anticipating what might happen is not easy, but a solid risk assessment helps troubleshoot before problems arise to ensure a successful change initiative.
Navigating the Waves of Disruption
Disruptions are unavoidable. Sometimes, they may seem more frequent than we would like. If leaders work to make organizations increasingly adaptable before a crisis actually occurs, they will be better prepared.
Pocket Change: Movement language in the boardroom
February’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner exploring the importance of consistent internal communication, education, and engagement.
Celebrating the Year of the Tiger
As a second generation Chinese American, I grew up in the Chicago suburbs without many peers or friends who looked like me. As a kid and even a teenager, I just wanted to fit in and be accepted; I remember being self conscious about friends seeing the different foods my family ate (jook, pig’s feet, whole fish), what leftovers I might bring to school lunches, or hear the Chinese radio my grandparents always had on.
Pocket Change: “I do not dream of labor”
January’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner.
Take Your Temperature: Measuring Your Capacity for Disruption
While certain elements of change are predictable, so many more are out of our control. And while leaders can’t accurately predict one hundred percent of what’s to come, they can measure their organizations’ capacity for disruption and prepare their teams to navigate change the best that they can.
To Make Organizational Change Effective, Focus on Behavior
Often when organizations identify new goals, they tend to do the same things they did in the past in order to achieve them. But it’s not just about measuring the end product when trying to gauge success.
Here’s to 2022
As we look ahead to 2022, we wanted to extend our sincerest thanks to our Community Partners. Because of you, we made it through the past year with our optimism intact and incredibly proud of the work we accomplished together.