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Book Excerpts
Excerpts of top books on social innovation
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Design Thinking
From Classical Management to Behavioral Transformation
An excerpt from Leading Transformation on the “Behavioral Innovation Manifesto.”
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Human Rights
Design for All
An excerpt of Bess Williamson’s Accessible America shows how accessible design is innovative and inclusive.
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Book Excerpts
Sustainable Development Must Center Basic Human Rights
An excerpt from The Sustainable State: The Future of Government, Economy and Society shows how lacking basic rights hinders sustainability growth.
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Technology
Uber as a Symbol of the New Economy
An excerpt of Uberland demonstrates how the rideshare app company has utilized Silicon Valley practices to transform the workplace.
Book Reviews
Reviews of top books on social innovation
Social Services
Social Insecurity
Katherine Newman’s Downhill From Here challenges current economic thinking by arguing that the crisis in retirement security is caused by a flawed system, not flawed humans.
Health
Pragmatic Public Activism
New scholarship on Brazil’s fight for universal health care strikes an optimistic note but is already eclipsed by rapid political change.