{"product_id":"driving-social-change-how-to-solve-the-worlds-toughest-problems-hardback-9780470922415","title":"Driving Social Change; How to Solve the World's Toughest Problems (Hardback) 9780470922415","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDriving Social Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow to Solve the World's Toughest Problems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul C. Light (Author), Catherine B. Reynolds (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470922415, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 January 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDriving Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest contribution to a rick ongoing dialogue about how to usher in social breakthroughs. \u003ci\u003eDriving Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to many who are pioneering new ways to solve old problems, whether through young or established organizations, advocacy efforts, or research.\" (\u003ci\u003eStandford Social Innovation Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Spring 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrategies for long-term social impact\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis important new book illustrates how to create the social breakthroughs needed to solve urgent global threats such as poverty, disease, and hunger. It then turns to three alternative, but complementary, paths to social breakthrough: social protecting, social exploring, and social advocacy, providing a detailed map of the journey from initial commitment to a world of justice and opportunity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the current condition of the social impact infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers strategies for how to remedy the steady weakening of our social-impact infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides tactics to build strong social organizations and networks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates dynamic methods to respond to constant economic and social change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Paul Light believes we should be less concerned about the tools of agitation (social entrepreneurship, social protecting, social exploring, and social advocacy) and more concerned about the disruption and replacement of the status quo. Timely in its urgency, this book describes the revolutionary social impact cycle, which provides a new approach for framing the debate about urgent threats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, \u003ci\u003eCatherine B\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eReynolds \u003c\/i\u003eix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Still Searching for Social Entrepreneurship 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Agitating the Prevailing Wisdom 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Breakthrough Cycle 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Prepare to Expect Wonders 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 193\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52278118351128,"sku":"9780470922415","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470922415.jpg?v=1781458420","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/driving-social-change-how-to-solve-the-worlds-toughest-problems-hardback-9780470922415","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}