Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed
A Business, Social Justice, Nonfiction book. In other words, complex systems comprise relationships. Relationships exist between things. You can point at things, but you cant point...
A practical, inspirational, revolutionary guide to social innovationMany of us have a deep desire to make the world around us a better place. But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually help feed the world's hungry, fix the damage of a Hurricane Katrina or...
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Allows for imperfection - in yourself and others. Frances R. Westley, Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed // In other words, complex systems comprise relationships. Relationships exist between things. You can point at things, but you cant point at relationships. They are literally hard to see.5 Frances R. Westley, Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed // Maybe comes with no guarantees, only a chance. But maybe has always been the best odds the world has offered to those who set out to alter its courseto find a new land across the sea, to end slavery, to enable women to vote, to walk on the moon, to bring down the Berlin Wall. Maybe is not a cautious word. It is a defiant claim of possibility in the face of a status quo we are unwilling to accept. And as you will see from reading this book, transforming the world is possible because the very complex forces of interconnection that make systems resistant...
Many uplifting stories here and much encouragement. Boiled down to less than the sum of its parts the message is this: Social change is hard, but the need for it never ends, so keep trying because change comes from the oddest places, and every helpful action, no matter how small, pushes in a positive direction. If enough snowflakes... Bits and pieces of inspiration for the community organizer, non-profit crowd. But structure is poor and the examples become unnecessary after awhile. Would have made a better essay than book. I really liked this book. Very well written, easy to understand and applicable. Inspirational and very, very helpful! Love it! Would recommend that everyone read it.
