{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Greater Northwest Area | News","provider_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news","author_name":"Patrick Scriven","author_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/author\/patrick\/","title":"What is your change theory? - Greater Northwest Area | News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kvq6Eh5bH1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/what-is-your-change-theory\/\">What is your change theory?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/what-is-your-change-theory\/embed\/#?secret=kvq6Eh5bH1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is your change theory?&#8221; &#8212; Greater Northwest Area | News\" data-secret=\"kvq6Eh5bH1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Change-theory.jpg","thumbnail_width":1500,"thumbnail_height":844,"description":"In this reflection, Patrick Scriven wrestles with a deceptively simple question: what is your change theory? Drawing on a 2026 Pew Research study showing Americans are uniquely pessimistic about their fellow citizens' morals, Scriven argues that authentic relationships across difference \u2014 not social media debate \u2014 are the most credible path to changing hearts and minds."}