One-Day Activism, Influencing and Change for Impact MasterClass

The Activism, Influence and Change Programme conducts research on how citizens, grassroots organisations and institutions influence for change, and works with change-makers to learn from and support their practice. Registration is now open for "One-Day Activism, Influencing and Change for Impact MasterClass", the details of which are below.

One-Day Activism, Influencing and Change for Impact MasterClass

Date: 18 November 2025

Format: In-person, London School of Economics (LSE)

Overview

This course will help change makers to navigate contemporary upheavals and be more intentional strategists, whilst not losing sight of the complexity that defines many of the issues they seek to address. It will provide ways of thinking and tools for doing this, and for identifying the right mix of public and private influencing tactics to have impact. It will also touch upon the new technologies that they can harness and why storytelling matters now more than ever.

Themes

• Systems Thinking and Power Analysis
• Problem Analysis and SMART Asks
• Public Narratives and Private Tactics
• Storytelling for Impact
• Possibilities and Pitfalls of New Tech

Facilitators

Professor In Practice Duncan Green (LSE and former Head of Research and Strategic Advisor Oxfam DB, author of How Change Happens)

Jess Crombie (LSE, University of Arts London, Consultant, Former Director Save the Children’s Global Content, self-described story telling geek)

Dr Vivienne Francis (Director One World Media, Social Justice Journalist, mentor for Women in Journalism)

Fees

Registration

The MasterClass is limited to 25 participants to maintain an interactive and collaborative setting. Please note that registration fees are non-refundable.

Contact

For further information, please contact africa@lse.ac.uk.

Additional Information and Testimonial

For more information about Duncan's work, please visit his website.

Let me start this post with a round of applause for Prof. Duncan Green and Dr. Tom Kirk for a superb one-day workshop on Systems Thinking, Power Analysis, and Research Impact in LSE. Their session was practical, relevant, and deeply applicable to the work I’m doing in community building. I even took some time afterward to share snippets of their insights with my engagement team at my office, Docquity. Session after session, it felt like they were handing out pure gold. Honestly, by the end of the day, my brain felt bruised in at least seven places, so much to absorb, so much to reflect on. I’ve been processing the content days later, mapping it to what I’ve been tackling in Komunitas Dokter Tanpa Stigma. I found myself rereading, sketching, scribbling thoughts in my journal, rereading again, re-scribbling again and so on. That’s how stimulating it was. And yet, every single concept was delivered in such a clear, structured, and logical way. The workshop left such a strong impression on me that I started thinking… maybe I should apply for a Master’s at LSE, just to get a full course from them.