The Power of Positive Deviance : How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1422110664
ISBN-13
9781422110669
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Imprint
Harvard Business Review Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 16th, 2010
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
526 grams
Dimensions
24.50 x 16.70 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Management & management techniques
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Shows the phenomenal success of the positive-deviance approach in alleviating some of the world's toughest, most complicated and diverse problems such as malnutrition in Vietnam, female circumcision in Egypt (a practice dating back thousands of years), and the rise of MRSA infections in hospitals around the world.
Think of the toughest problems in your organization or community. What if they''d already been solved and you didn''t even know it?
In The Power of Positive Deviance, the authors present a counterintuitive new approach to problem-solving. Their advice? Leverage positive deviants--the few individuals in a group who find unique ways to look at, and overcome, seemingly insoluble difficulties. By seeing solutions where others don''t, positive deviants spread and sustain needed change.
With vivid, firsthand stories of how positive deviance has alleviated some of the world''s toughest problems (malnutrition in Vietnam, staph infections in hospitals), the authors illuminate its core practices, including:
· Mobilizing communities to discover "invisible" solutions in their midst
· Using innovative designs to "act" your way into a new way of thinking instead of thinking your way into a new way of acting
· Confounding the organizational "immune response" seeking to sustain the status quo
Inspiring and insightful, The Power of Positive Deviance unveils a potent new way to tackle the thorniest challenges in your own company and community.
In The Power of Positive Deviance, the authors present a counterintuitive new approach to problem-solving. Their advice? Leverage positive deviants--the few individuals in a group who find unique ways to look at, and overcome, seemingly insoluble difficulties. By seeing solutions where others don''t, positive deviants spread and sustain needed change.
With vivid, firsthand stories of how positive deviance has alleviated some of the world''s toughest problems (malnutrition in Vietnam, staph infections in hospitals), the authors illuminate its core practices, including:
· Mobilizing communities to discover "invisible" solutions in their midst
· Using innovative designs to "act" your way into a new way of thinking instead of thinking your way into a new way of acting
· Confounding the organizational "immune response" seeking to sustain the status quo
Inspiring and insightful, The Power of Positive Deviance unveils a potent new way to tackle the thorniest challenges in your own company and community.
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