Category: Theory

• Expanding on Capacities to Change the World

  I call these items “capacities” because they provide definition to our vessel in life. They determine what we can do, who we can be, and where we are. Each of us is absolutely limitless in our capacities. The following attributes are what I’ve experienced and observed are useful when working to change the world.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 28, 2022

  action, activism, coaching, community engagement, community service, empowerment, government, learning, organizational development, personal development, personal engagement, Reflection, relationships, social change, systems change, Theory, Training

  activism, culture, engagement, knowledge, organizing, personal capacity, social change

• 16 Capacities to Change the World

  After more than a decade of teaching people around the world how to do it, I’ve decided to share this list of key skills, abilities, knowledge, and dispositions. They’re based off my life as I’ve worked for social justice, and they are what I’ve seen consistently in my mentors, heros, and students. These capacities make the difference between people who talk about changing the world and people who actually change the world.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 26, 2022

  action, adult allies, assessment, civic engagement, coaching, CommonAction, community engagement, community service, democracy, empowerment, engagement, Freechild, personal development, personal engagement, social change, society, student engagement, student training facilitation, student voice, Students, systems change, technical assistance, Theory, tip sheet, workshop, workshops, youth, youth action, youth development, youth empowerment, youth engagement, Youth involvement, youth leadership, Youth Voice, Youth Work, youth-led

  knowledge, personal capacity, skills, social change

• My Fragmented Youth

  In desperate times, people who wanted to serve young people had to name the reasons why children and youth needed their help. It began more than 100 years ago, and continues today: Why should we help these kids? Grant applications, news stories, political campaigns and desperate parents anxiously label, diagnose and otherwise fragment young people.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 19, 2017

  Adam Fletcher, Theory, youth development