From Serving to Solving: Rethinking How Communities Thrive
We know how to serve: we donate, we volunteer, we respond to urgent needs. But what if solving requires something entirely different? In this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce sits down with Dr. Josh Yates, sociologist, systems thinker, and VP for Strategy & Innovation of Belmont University’s Innovation Labs, to explore what it really takes for communities to thrive.
Josh introduces the concept of human ecology—a way of understanding the complex, interdependent systems that shape our lives—and explains why so many well-intentioned efforts fall short. Together, they examine the difference between relief and restoration, the role of relational trust and early attachment, and the importance of imagination in pursuing social change.
This episode invites listeners to move beyond isolated interventions and toward systemic, relational transformation, rooted in dignity, community, and connection.
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