⁠#189⁠ iChange Justice Podcast: "Learning How to Blaze a New Trail into the Future!" with Karen Ball

This week, host Joy Gilfilen welcomes special guest Karen Ball for a compelling conversation about taking Intentional Change Action. Specifically, how to effectively confront "empire thinking" and its profound destructive impact on our societies.

They dive deep into the historical roots of domination systems, tracing their evolution from feudalism to monopolistic capitalism, and discuss how these ingrained patterns restrict our collective imagination and hinder true "flourishment" for all.

Karen shares insights from recent webinars on systemic power imbalances, including the disproportionate influence of billionaires and strategies for challenging such concentrations of power.

Joy brings in personal experiences, including a fascinating basketball coaching story, to illustrate how competitive mindsets can permeate and shape our systems, often at the expense of collaboration and holistic well-being. This episode is a vital discussion about shifting from a "divide and conquer" mentality to one that fosters shared growth and authentic human potential.

Joy and Karen challenge listeners to consider how we can collectively expand our imagination to build systems that reflect the flourishing patterns found in nature. Tune in to discover: The connection between historical economic systems; current societal challenges; and how "monopolistic capitalism" ripples out to impact various aspects of our lives; and ultimately the subtle ways "domination habits" manifest in everyday structures.

This is a call to action for expanding our collective imagination beyond "this is just the way it is." Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion!