#58: Check List or Trust List: Power, Performance, and the Politics of Procedure
In this episode, Joy explores the complexities and paradoxes surrounding checklists in the context of gender lens investing and systems change. She highlights their limitations in fostering understanding and meaningful action, but also discusses how checklists can serve as tools for compliance and control.
Joy advocates for a shift from traditional checklists to 'trust lists' that prioritize relationships, safety, and transparency in systems, ultimately aiming for transformative change in financial practices and power dynamics.
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