Deep Dive: Mary-Margaret Zindren on Culture Change

Thursday, March 18 from 10 - 11:30 AM PDT 

In January of 2019, AIA Minnesota launched the Culture Change Initiative, an effort to transform the culture of the profession by examining the current state of culture, defining the culture to which we aspire, and taking a systems-thinking approach to determining the actions that hold the most promise in creating change. One of the early outcomes of the Culture Change Initiative’s work was the identifications of “mindsets” that, on balance, either accelerate or hinder an authentic, equitable, and collaborative culture.

In this Deep Dive, Mary-Margaret Zindren will share the mindset framework, an analysis of leverage points in organizational systems, and a series of transformative questions.

Featured Guest

For more than 20 years, Mary-Margaret Zindren, CAE, has worked to further equity, diversity, and inclusion in city government, the law, the profession of architecture, and the built environment. She is a frequent speaker and panelist on organizational leadership, gender equity, and racial justice. Since 2015, Mary-Margaret has held the position of EVP/executive director of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Minnesota, AIA Minneapolis, AIA St. Paul, AIA Northern Minnesota, and the Minnesota Architectural Foundation.

Previously, she served as the executive director of the Hennepin County Bar Association and Hennepin County Bar Foundation, as director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives at the League of Minnesota Cities, and as Legislative Counsel at the National League of Cities in Washington, D.C.