Design Thinking
The Science of Norm Design
To solve problems that don't want to be solved, design for the unspoken social conventions that hold them in place.
Tag: Systems Change
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Measurement & Evaluation
What ‘Good’ Means
An excerpt from Evaluative Inquiry for Systemic Change on embedding value into evaluation
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Leadership
Putting Systems Change in Place
An excerpt from Connected to Place on applying systems change principles to place-based initiatives
Impact Investing
Why Impact Investing Might Collapse and How to Stop It
The current paradigm of viewing impact in isolation from the systems surrounding investments is not sustainable. Applying a systems lens helps investors make better decisions related to sourcing, management, and measurement that lead to lasting positive impact.
Health
Breaking Down Barriers to Mobile Health Care
Scaling mobile health care can address long-standing health-care system distribution and prevention problems in the United States that cost people their lives.
Collaboration
Financial Backbones for Strategic Capital Orchestration
A new kind of infrastructure for collective impact initiatives.
Philanthropy & Funding
Bouncing Forward, Not Back
Why philanthropy must see disruption not as a detour but as an opportunity to positively transform systems—and three strategies to lead the way.
Collaboration
Three Whys, Three Times
A simple but powerful exercise for teams of all sizes and types.
Philanthropy & Funding
Local Leaders Are Driving Systems Change. Philanthropy Must Follow.
Now is the time for funders to back local leaders who are making lasting improvements to people's lives and the systems that shape them, even amidst global disruption.
Cities
Urban Development Needs Systems Thinking
Lessons from 15 cities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia on addressing interconnected civic challenges.