Welcome to Ep 167 of the Think UDL Podcast: Your UDL Network Will Change the System with Matt Brett. In this episode, Dr. Matt Brett and I discuss how leadership in UDL often shows up through organizational knowledge flows rather than through formal authority. Instead of thinking about leadership as something executives hold, we talk about how influence moves through relationships, conversations, and shared problem‑solving. In the episode, we explore how networks, conferences, hybrid participation, mentoring, and even storytelling help people advance UDL from wherever they sit in an institution. It’s a very human, very practical look at how ideas spread.
We also get into the realities that shape that influence — the institutional context you’re working in, the power dynamics that can either open doors or close them, and the ways gender bias can affect whose leadership is recognized. The conversation is really about how UDL change happens through people connecting with other people, and how being intentional about those connections can shift an entire system.