Clarity and complexity: the reality of systems change

Clarity and complexity: the reality of systems change

National Multiple Disadvantage Summit 2024

Systems change has become a catch-all term signifying big dreams and best intentions. But what does it really mean in practice? And why is it so integral to multiple disadvantage work?

Local partnerships across the country know that this work is complex and that there are no easy answers. They are working every day to create clarity on the perspectives, approaches and actions that will really make a difference to people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

Join us at the National Multiple Disadvantage Summit 2024 for a frank exploration of what it takes to truly transform services and systems for people facing multiple disadvantage.

At this broad, multidisciplinary gathering of like-minded practitioners, policymakers, commissioners and people with lived experience from across the country, you’ll be able to:

• Break down silos: Bridging the gap between sectors, disciplines, and experiences to build shared understanding.
• Empower yourself as an agent of change: Engage in workshops, discussions and brainstorming sessions, and share your knowledge and experience as an active participant.
• Build your network: Connect, share, and learn from diverse voices, fostering a network for support and collaboration.
• Recharge and inspire: Drawing strength for your work from others doing the same.

Join us at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster on 22 May 2024.

Early bird tickets: £125

#MDSummit24

This event is hosted by MEAM, with support from The National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and incorporates the annual conferences of the MEAM Approach network and Changing Futures network.

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Agenda

09:30 – 10:30 - Arrival and registration

10:30 – 11:45 - Morning Plenary

The reality of systems change: personal perspectives on the highs and lows of working to change systems.

11:45 – 12:00 - Break

12:00 – 13:00 - Breakout sessions

1. System stressors: how can we be trauma informed in a traumatised system?

2. More than just evidence: how do we use data to continuously learn about and for systems change?

3. From abstraction to action: how do we use strategy development as a tool for systems change?

4. Being the change: how do I need to be and act if I want to change systems?

5. Future focus: how could national policy help local areas to change systems?

13:00 – 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 - Breakout sessions

6. Change through coproduction: What does it mean to really share power when changing systems?

7. Commission impossible: can commissioning offer opportunities for cultural change?

8. Race equity matters: how can we address systemic oppression for true systems change?

9. Beyond co-ordination into innovation: how might AI influence the models of the future?

10. Change in action: what operational approaches support systems change?

15:00 – 15:15 - Break

15:15 – 16:30 - Closing Plenary

Capturing the imagination: Boldness and creativity as essential ingredients for change.