Building Belonging4 Nov 2025

Changing the World Starts with Your Theory of Change

How do you go about changing the world? For this episode we brought in one of ODEIB’s inspirations – and just one of our favorite people – Professor Susan Sturm, to share her work on what it really takes to achieve structural, systemic, transformative change.

Step 1: Know your Is, your Ought, and your What Might Be.

Step 2: Articulate your values and keep them in clear sight at all times.

Step 3: Grow your community of stakeholders by appealing to Linked Fate.

We dive deep into all of these steps and much more, including our own Theory of Change, in this episode.

Susan Sturm is the George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility and the founding director of the Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School. In addition to her theoretical work, Susan leads collaborative action research projects with institutional and community leaders in education, criminal justice, and community development. She is the architect and creator of the Centering Change Skills Hub, an online platform aimed at cultivating leadership and building the capacity to address race in law schools, court systems, and communities. And Susan is a great friend and partner to the City Bar’s Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.

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