The Power of Positive Deviance
Richard Pascale, Jerry Strenin&Monique Sternin
Harvard Business Press 2010
The power of positive deviance speaks to all who seek creative solutions in the face of big (sometime unsolvable) problems. The example of the childhood malnutrition in Vietnam, a case which was discussed in the class can be associated to lot of similar toughest problems also in our Albanian reality from North to south and from east to west of the country.
A daily “problem” in our streets of Tirana is also the facing of two cultures people grown up in a rural area and the inhabitants which were since generation in a big city like Tirana. The confrontation of this two different “cultures” has brought big conflicts and discordances!
So, everybody is asking himself how the hell we can go thru in order to move on!?
So, we have three phases to face: (1) a situation enmeshed in a complex social system, (2) require social and behavioral change and (3) brings solutions that are rife with unintended consequences.
But if the both sides combine inspire each other I think they can bring out solutions in benefit of everybody.
So I will conclude that with the indispensable practical advice and mentality barriers can be changed.
Br,
Idi Sulo
I like the way you have included the Albanian reality in the discussion. I think that differences are not only sources of conflict but also a possible diversity of solutions. It all requires the spark, thats the key.........
ReplyDeleteAlthough simple on the surface, the positive deviance method is actually quite revolutionary and requires considerable change in behavior on the part of the outside helpers and within the culture itself.
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