What is your AI strategy?
Sociotechnical Systems Change in Practice.
I’m launching two new cohorts for my live, interactive, online course, Sociotechnical Systems Change in Practice. ‘Sociotechnical Systems Change in Practice’ is a mouthful, I know, but I wholeheartedly believe that it’s the missing answer to the fraught (but understandable) question all mission driven leaders, strategists and change-markers are confronted with right now: what is your AI strategy?
Register below for future cohorts:
The course brings together all the frameworks I use — from science and technology studies, complex adaptive systems, future thinking etc. — to help you anticipate AI impacts, identify hidden power dynamics, and develop strategies that build alternative futures. By the end of the course, you will learn how to:
Map and analyze your sociotechnical system, and identify key levers of change.
Anticipate how AI shapes — and is shaped by — social systems like race, gender, and power.
Develop sociotechnical strategies — for yourself, your organization, and diverse collectives you might participate in — that anticipate AI impacts, transform power dynamics, and align key stakeholders toward alternative futures.
The experience includes:
💻 Two, 4-hr, live, interactive sessions.
📓 90-pg workbook full of tools and resources.
✨ A 1:1 coaching session following the course.
✍️ 1 year subscription to the paid edition of Untangled.
You’ll come out of this course with a new vision and draft strategy for how to change the system you’re in, vetted by me and your fellow participants, and a 90-page workbook full of exercises so you can do it all again in the future.
Who is this for?
This course is for mission-driven leaders, strategists, and change-makers who want to develop rigorous sociotechnical strategies that advance collective action. It’s for public interest tech leaders who want to critically examine the role of AI in their strategy. It’s for strategic doers collaborating with diverse stakeholders to anticipate AI impacts and shift how power functions in their system.
Here are a few testimonials from my first cohort:
"I am so grateful to have participated in this course. Charley expertly guided us through a framework for making sense of the sociotechnical systems in which we work and live and offered important steps toward honoring their complexity while working toward interventions that can create meaningful change. The materials accompanying this course will certainly continue to guide my work long after finishing the course. If you are vexed by the complexity of the system you are aiming to change, this course will leave you feeling more empowered and hopeful about engaging with shaping this system for the better." - Madison Snider, Research Manager, Siegel Family Endowment
"Charley's course helped me think about our work at Driver's Seat Cooperative in important new ways - expanding the field of view and identifying some additional elements to consider in our strategy. The mindset shifts around technology that he brings to the table are all things "you can't unsee." Highly recommend to both practitioners and theorists." - Hays Witt, Co-Founder & CEO, Driver's Seat Cooperative
"Charley is a terrific instructor. He broke down complex ideas and theories into tangible, actionable steps and left me with a sense of agency I didn't have going into the course." Kristen Muller, Chief Content Officer, LAist
If you have any questions about the course, don't hesitate to reach out.
Hope to see you in one of the upcoming cohorts!
On the fence? You can learn more about it here.
That’s it for now. On Sunday, I’m publishing a doozy entitled, “The Infinite Manosphere: We need a positive vision of masculinity ASAP.” I hope you’ll give it a read.
Until then,
Charley