Rippling

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-13859-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 498 g

Principles for driving significant change throughout an entire system

Drawing on the knowledge and experience of working with hundreds the world's top social change leaders in all fields, Beverly Schwartz presents a model for change based on five proven principles that any individual leader or organization can apply to bring about deep, lasting and systematic change. Rippling shows how to activate the type of change that is needed to address the critical challenges that threaten to destroy the foundations of our society and planet in these increasingly turbulent times.

These actionable principles are brought to life by compelling real-life stories. Schwartz provides a road map that allows anyone to become a changemaker.

* Presents some of today's most innovative and effective approaches to solving social and environmental challenges
* Offers a vision of social entrepreneurs as role models, catalysts, enablers and recruiters who spread waves system changing solutions throughout society
* The author offers a model of change that begins with the end result in mind
* First book from an insider at Ashoka, the foremost global organization on social change through social entrepreneurship

Rippling clearly demonstrates how and when empathy, creativity, passion, and persistence are combined; significant, life-altering progress is indeed possible.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schwartz, Beverly

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Literatur für Manager
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaft: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword: Are You Ready for The Big One? (Bill Drayton)

Prologue

Introduction: Rippling Solutions to Systems Change

Part One: Restructuring Institutional Norms

Reflections by Esther Dyson

1 Power to the People--Germany

How Elektrizitatswerke Schönau works with communities to buy back, manage, and control electric grids so it can replace nuclear power with renewable sources of energy.

2 The Teaching of Teaching--United States

Changing the dynamics of how and what teachers teach; appreciating the vision of the Center for Inspired Teaching.

3 From Servitude to Solution--India

How the Rickshaw Bank is reinventing the lives and livelihoods of rickshaw drivers.

4 Lifting the Veil for Women Who Don't Exist--Nepal

Removing age-old restrictions on women who lose their rights, property, and freedom after the death of their husband; understanding how Women's Human Rights is changing the face of Asia.

Part Two Changing Market Dynamics

Reflections by Peter Senge

5 Using MicroConsignment to Open a Door to Economic Inclusion--Guatemala

Exploring the way Community Enterprise Solutions offers "a basket of solutions" to rural villagers by lowering the cost of economic entry for suppliers.

6 Dialing Maize 411--Kenya

Using technology to connect small-scale farmers with real-time competitive prices; how the Kenya Agricultural Commodities Exchange improves the lives of small farmers.

7 Creating a New Economy That Promotes Fiscal Vibrancy--Brazil

Stimulating local economies by creating a new currency and a system of community banks for low-income citizens; the story of Bancos Palmas.

Part Three Using Market Forces to Create Social Value

Reflections by William Jefferson Clinton

8 From Garbage to Gold--Peru

How Ciudad Saludable creates microenterprises around garbage collection and increases the economic viability and positive health outcomes of communities in which they operate.

9 A Better Model of Capitalism--United States

Ensuring a fair price for farmers by transforming global trade practices.

10 Shit Business Is Serious Business--Nigeria

Building a culture of sanitation and hygiene in crowded urban areas in Africa and Asia; why DMT Toilets is literally changing the landscape and much more.

11 Putting the Public Back in Public Housing--France

Applying a quintuple bottom line to eco-housing, Chenelet energizes low-income neighborhoods while creating community with dignity and grace.

Part Four Advancing Full Citizenship

Reflections by Geeta Rao Gupta

12 Financial Freedom for Children--Global

Equipping a generation of youth to take charge of their financial survival, Aflatoun balances the scales in favor of their future.

13 Overcoming the Barriers Between Us and Them--Germany

Redefining disability as ability and otherness as likeness; the story of Dialogue Social Enterprise, creator of the "Dialogue in the Dark" experience.

14 Autistic Abilities--Denmark

How Specialisterne (Specialist People Foundation is transforming autism from a handicap to a competitive advantage.

15 Crazy Becomes Normal--Argentina

Reconnecting the mentally ill with society and vice versa, La Colifata uses a weekly radio show broadcast by the patients as the link.

Part Five Cultivating Empathy

Reflections by Arianna Huffington

16 From Babies to Behavioral Shift--Canada

The effectiveness of Roots of Empathy in ending aggressive behavior among children.

17 Cultivating Champions of Interfaith Action--United States

Building widespread public support for interfaith youth work on University campuses; embracing the mission of the Interfaith Youth Corps.

18 Beautiful Resistance--Palestine

How Alrowwad creates a space to express normality in conflict zones? 19 Conclusion: Turning What Is and What If into What Can Be

Epilogue: How to Think About Tomorrow

Notes

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Beverly Schwartz is vice president of global marketing at Ashoka, the world's largest association of leading social entrepreneurs. Schwartz is an "entrepreneurial" behavioral scientist and has made her career in the field of social marketing. She has devoted her career to working on some of the world's most challenging societal issues, including smoking and drug prevention, gender equity, educational and environmental reform, and HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. She holds an MS degree from Queens College, City University of New York. Please visit her at www.changemakers.com/Rippling.