Equitable Horizons

Negotiating System Change Through Collective Leadership

At Illuminate, we believe that equity, systems change, and collective leadership are mutually reinforcing in powerful ways, and may even be interdependent requirements for achieving lasting systemic change. For that reason, we initiated this series to foster dialogue and knowledge on the critical intersections of these three dimensions. Through diverse content formats, including articles, audio-visual submissions, and photo-essays, we aim to illuminate pathways toward a more equitable and just future. Join us as we explore innovative approaches and insights at the intersection of equity, systems change, and collective leadership.

Meet The Authors

Equitable Horizons Editorial Collective

On Equity, Systems Change and Collective Leadership

Adler Yang

Under the Shadows of Popular Systems Change: How a Prestigious University Failed a Disadvantaged Student, or the Case for a Critical Realist Agent-Based Approach

Kassamira Carter-Howard

A Heroine's Journey

Johanna Luz Shorack & Juan Andrés Ortiz Villa

Desafíos para el cambio sistémico: perspectivas desde realidades Latinoamericanas

Michaela Crunkleton Wilson

Deepening Local Roots to Transform Global Systems

Sebastian Giraldo

Mujeres Manglar: Una respuesta colectiva a la ausencia

Dr. Elizabeth A. Brown, Dr. Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo & Dr. Kimberly Harris

Interrogating Erasure in Systems Change by Centering the Stories of Black Women as Collective Power in Weaving Equitable Experiences

Alejo Heymo & Natalia Tavera Daza

Herramientas para el cambio sistémico. Postura crítica sobre proyectos de turismo sostenible con recursos de la cooperación internacional. 

El caso de la Costa de Oaxaca-Chiapas, México.

Unified Playfulness for Systems Change

Dan Rudolph

Pattern Disruption, NOW!

Headshot of Sharon Zivkovic

Sharon Zivkovic

Recognising and Supporting the Systems Thinking and Systemising Capabilities of Autistic People