Book Excerpts Excerpts from books on social innovation

Four Fruits of Disagreement

By Buster Benson 1

An excerpt from Why Are We Yelling? explores how we measure the possibilities of security, growth, connection, and enjoyment to orient ourselves in the face of conflict.

Obstacles to You Becoming the Leader You Want to Be

By Amy Jen Su

An excerpt from a new book explains the range of factors that challenge leaders’ ability to lead effectively.

Rethinking Democracy, the Social Contract, and Globalization

By Nathan Gardels & Nicolas Berggruen

Renovating Democracy explores how the digital revolution has irrevocably altered how we engage with participatory democracy and with how democracy works for us.

Basic Income and Development Goals

By Louise Haagh

Through a skeptical lens, The Case for Universal Basic Income lays bare the reasons for universal basic income in a shared sense of humanity.

Social-Symbolic Work and Social Innovation

By Thomas B. Lawrence & Nelson Phillips

An excerpt from Constructing Organizational Life examines self work, organization work, and institutional work within the context of social innovation.