The Learning Institution

The session

How does an organisation change its mind?

Most institutions collect more information than they can absorb. Dr. Amara Lewis has spent a decade studying the practical systems that help teams notice when the world has changed—and revise a decision without mistaking consistency for strength.

We’ll examine the routines that make learning visible: dissent before commitment, evidence after launch, and the quiet governance choices that keep new insight from becoming personal politics.

Speaker

Dr. Amara Lewis

Amara is an organisational researcher and founder of Common Systems Lab. Her work focuses on how institutions make consequential decisions under uncertainty, with recent projects across public health, energy, and financial services.

She previously taught at Stanford’s d.school and led research at the Centre for Public Impact. Her forthcoming book, The Revision Habit, will be published in spring 2027.