The Social Labs Revolution: A New Approach to Solving our Most Complex Challenges
Zaid Hassan
Feb 2014 · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Current responses to our most pressing societal challenges'Äîfrom poverty to ethnic conflict to climate change'Äîare not working. These problems are incredibly dynamic and complex, involving an ever-shifting array of factors, actors, and circumstances. They demand a highly fluid and adaptive approach, yet we address them by devising fixed, long-term plans. Social labs, says Zaid Hassan, are a dramatically more effective response.
Social labs bring together a diverse a group of stakeholders'Äînot to create yet another five-year plan but to develop a portfolio of prototype solutions, test those solutions in the real world, use the data to further refine them, and test them again. Hassan builds on a decade of experience'Äîas well as drawing from cutting-edge research in complexity science, networking theory, and sociology'Äîto explain the core principles and daily functioning of social labs, using examples of pioneering labs from around the world. He offers a new generation of problem solvers an effective, practical, and exciting new vision and guide.
Social labs bring together a diverse a group of stakeholders'Äînot to create yet another five-year plan but to develop a portfolio of prototype solutions, test those solutions in the real world, use the data to further refine them, and test them again. Hassan builds on a decade of experience'Äîas well as drawing from cutting-edge research in complexity science, networking theory, and sociology'Äîto explain the core principles and daily functioning of social labs, using examples of pioneering labs from around the world. He offers a new generation of problem solvers an effective, practical, and exciting new vision and guide.
Current responses to our most pressing societal challenges'Äîfrom poverty to ethnic conflict to climate change'Äîare not working. These problems are incredibly dynamic and complex, involving an ever-shifting array of factors, actors, and circumstances. They demand a highly fluid and adaptive appr...
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January 15, 2014
Must read for all political leaders. Who want to serve the society and bring about progress in all aspects of one's country.
About the author
Zaid Hassan is managing partner at the Oxford office of Reos Partners, an international organization dedicated to supporting and building capacity for innovative collective action in complex social systems, which he helped found in 2007. He has broad expertise ranging from public health care to climate change to finance. Hassan has held various positions during his career, including associate fellow at the University of Oxford.
Zaid Hassan is managing partner at the Oxford office of Reos Partners, an international organization dedicated to supporting and building capacity for innovative collective action in complex social systems, which he helped found in 2007. He has broad expertise ranging from public health care to c...
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