ABOUT US
Create change that inspires more and rapid changes with Societal Thinking
We work alongside change leaders to enable impact at scale. During this sometimes smooth, sometimes choppy journey, we learn to view the problem at scale, reimagine how to trigger a domino effect and help design for scale.
We’ve engaged with more than 500 global change leaders in more than 20 countries. We work closely with change leaders as well as through Partners such as Ashoka, Co-Impact and Catalyst 2030.
We are a member of the Centre for Exponential Change (C4EC) – a global network of diverse actors committed to solving social problems faster than they grow. C4EC is collaborative co-funded by Nilekani Philanthropies.
Societal Thinking’s Journey
In 2016, a small team of builders, thinkers and network-weavers asked a question: What does it take to design for and enable change at societal scale, with speed, sustainably?
Drawing inspiration from innovations such as Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and GPS as well as natural ecosystems such as rainforests, this team travelled with 500+ solvers in 20+ countries to understand, by experimenting, how to design for impact at scale.
Through these Do-Think-Do cycles, Societal Thinking emerged as a systemic approach to think, prototype and induce societal change at scale, with speed and sustainably, so that exponential problems can be tackled by inducing exponential change.
Societal Thinking was incubated at EkStep Foundation and is now housed under the Centre for Exponential Change.
Team that curates Societal Thinking
Change leaders
Thinkers
Enablers
Network-weavers
Anjali loves to read and tell stories (especially about women, climate and Transformative Justice), eat oranges in the sun and write long sentences. She is the Lead Evangelist at Societal Thinking.
Prateek is a visionary leader who challenges the status quo to create meaningful and memorable experiences for global clients. He is a TEDx speaker and frequent industry contributor. Outside of work, he finds balance through skateboarding, tennis, Reiki, yoga, meditation, and inspiration from his wife and daughters.
Priya is a social sector convert from a long career in tech. She heads storytelling, publishing, events, as well as, 'Equity'. She is an avid board gamer and picks up a new thing to learn every year. Even if she doesn't succeed, she remains curious. Hence the moniker Curious-cat.
Sanjay has always been a curator, he enjoys connecting the dots. He is a student, loves to read 100 books every year. Now he is learning to write, and is excited about his “Think" books.
If you want change, be MAD – Make A Difference' is a belief that drives Sreekar to leverage his experience in sales and marketing to build narratives and tell powerful stories on social media. He loves experimenting, and challenging the status quo.
Varsha took a plunge into the social sector after 30+ years of global experience in the IT services sector. She is a Chief of Knowledge and Design and leads the 'Health' domain. She enjoys all forms of fine art, especially sketching and painting. She loves to experiment with culinary arts.
Our Advisors
We believe in creating shared value, building upon and beyond, embracing diversity and working towards a shared vision. We have an array of co-creators who apply, refine and help evolve Societal Thinking.
Who uses Societal Thinking
500+
organisations
20+
countries
