When systems thinking crosses sectors Rethinking regulation through systems, workforce, and collective capability: A lesson in cross-sector transferability. “Well, this wasn’t on My Bingo Card.” If you had mapped my career ten years ago, cannabis regulation wouldn’t have made the list. My foundation is in Health & Human Services, specifically child welfare. A field shaped by decades of reform, federal oversight, practice model redesign, and continuous change. It’s a system th

Turning compliance into capability, and data into choreography. The Data Era (Rachael’s Version) reframes system modernization for the modern agency.

In my previous post , we took a closer look at the importance of tech as one of the three foundational elements of the SHIFT for real...

In my previous post, we took a closer look at the importance of workforce development as one of the three foundational elements of the SHIFT

They say, “Talk is cheap,” and for years, the industry has talked about the shifts we need to make to “get upstream,” but are we doing what

Whenever I first talk to someone about the SHIFT needed in child welfare (as well as lot of other public services programs), most people...

Welcome to the SHIFT Happens blog! I’m honored you’d take the time to check it out. If you don’t know me, I’m Rachael Kerrick-Brucker. I...