Great article Charlie. Thanks for pointing out the importance of building networks as a way of scaling impact. Another example is the Nossas Cidades (Our Cities) network for increasing citizen participation in municipal governance. They started in Rio and São Paulo-based organizations, and are now expanding by training activist-founders in cities across Brazil.
Great article buddy! Einstein said doing the same things over and over again, expecting different results is the definition of insanity. In Charlie Best’s case, it is a bit of sad irony that a system already having the highest per capita student cost to the citizens need donations from additional citizens to solve the problem. Perhaps this could become the new definition of insanity. I think your solution hits to the core of a number of “social dysfunctions” and the disruption needed to drive informed resources(funds) to solving the salient needs of the society. The current systems and methods for solutions is broke. I am seeing much the same in some saturated tech markets. Driving innovation to the edge through networks of individuals in tune with the real issue will ultimately negate the need for bloated bureaucracies and over-administrated agencies that are completely out of touch with the core needs of their society. Good stuff!
Excellent article that shows how disruptive change could happen within traditional institutions. I am amazed about the fact that within these type of organizations there are visionary individuals that see opportunities to adapt and innovate.
Excellent examples. I am seeing this more and more. The Non-profit - The Value Web has a great model for others to follow that highlight exactly what you have written about.
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BY Natalia Adler
ON March 9, 2015 02:34 PM
Great example of merging entrepreneurship skills, human centered design approaches, and co-creation/coalition building.
BY Ilene Leff
ON March 9, 2015 08:20 PM
Congratulations, Charlie, on moving from Ashoka’s Changemakers to creating change
movements.
BY Lee-Sean Huang
ON March 10, 2015 07:20 AM
Great article Charlie. Thanks for pointing out the importance of building networks as a way of scaling impact. Another example is the Nossas Cidades (Our Cities) network for increasing citizen participation in municipal governance. They started in Rio and São Paulo-based organizations, and are now expanding by training activist-founders in cities across Brazil.
http://www.nossascidades.org/en/founders
BY Richard K Warner
ON March 10, 2015 03:06 PM
Great article buddy! Einstein said doing the same things over and over again, expecting different results is the definition of insanity. In Charlie Best’s case, it is a bit of sad irony that a system already having the highest per capita student cost to the citizens need donations from additional citizens to solve the problem. Perhaps this could become the new definition of insanity. I think your solution hits to the core of a number of “social dysfunctions” and the disruption needed to drive informed resources(funds) to solving the salient needs of the society. The current systems and methods for solutions is broke. I am seeing much the same in some saturated tech markets. Driving innovation to the edge through networks of individuals in tune with the real issue will ultimately negate the need for bloated bureaucracies and over-administrated agencies that are completely out of touch with the core needs of their society. Good stuff!
BY Gaston Wright
ON March 10, 2015 04:59 PM
Excellent article that shows how disruptive change could happen within traditional institutions. I am amazed about the fact that within these type of organizations there are visionary individuals that see opportunities to adapt and innovate.
BY Bob Krittendon
ON March 13, 2015 11:08 AM
Excellent examples. I am seeing this more and more. The Non-profit - The Value Web has a great model for others to follow that highlight exactly what you have written about.
It is called the Pyramid of Impact Model: http://www.thevalueweb.org/impact/pyramid-of-impact-model/
BY Joris de Vries
ON March 15, 2015 11:33 PM
Very good points. We wrote about this recently on SSIR to describe a similar approach to our own Tanzanian context: http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/a_platform_for_fighting_poverty.
BY Paul Shoemaker
ON March 19, 2015 03:21 AM
my second hell yes of the morning
BY Charlie Brown
ON April 3, 2015 04:21 PM
Thanks Paul. I’m always happy to contribute to making mornings better!