Positive deviance is a very well written, thorough book, well supported by academic evidence, while at the same time being enjoyable and easily accessible. Inspired by this book, the sternins decided to apply its insights in practice. The soul in the computer is a very interesting book on positive deviance, which was written in 2001 by barbara waugh, a human resource executive at hewlettpackard. Pascale, 9781422110669, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The take away message of this volume for the peace practitioner is that many complex social problems can be solved by leveraging the experience of positive deviants those who suffer from the same troubles as everyone else in their community but who. Another contribution to this weeks conference on power, politics and positive deviance, which im gutted to be missing i finally got round to reading the power of positive deviance, in which management guru richard pascale teams up with the two key practitioners the sternins jerry and monique to analyse over 20 years of experience in developing the positive deviance pd. The power of positive deviance argues that positive deviance can be a formidable force for social change. Positive organizational scholarship examines the enablers, motivations, and effects associated with remarkably positive phenomena how they are. The power of positive deviance download ebook pdf, epub. Because the positive deviance approach creates indigenous solutions, it offers three important advantages over traditional approaches that try to impose solutions from outside. The power of positive deviance richard pascale, sternin. Buy books, tools, case studies, and articles on leadership, strategy, innovation, and other business and management topics. Worldwide bestseller the author of the energy bus and the power of positive leadership shares the proven principles and practices that build great teams and provides practical tools to help teams overcome negativity and enhance their culture, communication, connection, commitment and performance.
Positive deviance is the epitome of innovation in the. Positive deviance is a quick, low cost method to identify the strategies used by these people and encourage the rest of the community to adopt them the approach has been used successfully, mainly to improve child health the potential for the approach to help communities to gain better health or other social benefits is vast and largely untapped. Inspiring and insightful, the power of positive deviance unveils a potent new way to tackle the thorniest challenges in your own company and community. The positive deviance approach is an assetbased, problemsolving, and communitydriven approach that enables the community to discover these successful behaviors and strategies and develop a plan of action to promote their adoption by all concerned. By seeing solutions where others dont, positive deviants spread and sustain needed change. Positive deviance, on the other hand, is based on discovery by the practitioners themselves, which promotes buy in, acceptance, and change. The power of positive deviance is a wonderful book about resisting the. Pdf the power of positive leadership download read.
Each community has its own distinct and complicated social patterns. A new paradigm for addressing todays problems today. In my opinion, this book isnt really about the power of positive deviants. A 1990 book by tufts professor marian zeitlin, positive deviance in child nutrition, expanded on the notion.
In the power of positive deviance, the authors present a counterintuitive new approach to problemsolving. Jun 23, 2010 the power of positive deviance by richard t. Click download or read online button to get the power of positive deviance book now. In the power of positive deviance, authors richard pascale, jerry sternin, and monique sternin take their readers on a fascinating tour to learn about positive deviancean approach to solving social, and even some business, problems the approach, which the authors developed from work done by tufts university nutrition professor marian zeitlin in the 1980shas roughly three steps. Harness the power of positive deviantsthe few individuals in a group who find unique ways to look at, and overcome, seemingly insoluble problems. Nov, 2004 the us healthcare and business communities are beginning to recognise the power of positive deviance. Sternin, monique may be ordered in bulk quantities. They explore how the concept can create revolutionary change in communities dealing with disease epidemics, malnutrition, and other largescale health concerns. Leverage positive deviantsthe few individuals in a group who find unique ways to look at, and overcome, seemingly insoluble difficulties. About the authors richard pascale is an associate fellow at said business school, and author or coauthor of numerous books, including managing on the edge. It is about the power of talking, communicating, grassroots approaches, bottomup approaches. Positive deviance pd is an approach to behavioral and social change based on the observation that in any community there are people whose uncommon but successful behaviors or strategies enable them to find better solutions to a problem than their peers, despite facing similar challenges and having no extra resources or knowledge than their peers.
It explores techniques for noticing and learning from positive deviants in groups and communities. Read download the power of positive deviance pdf pdf. In vietnam, they would identify children who had somehow managed to be well nourished. The power of positive deviance is a wonderful book about resisting the temptation to follow suit and accepting the unacceptable. Richard pascale is an associate fellow of templeton college, oxford university, and author or coauthor of numerous books, including managing on the edge, surfing the edge of chaos, and the art. Positive deviance is based on the observation that in every community or organisation, there are certain individuals or groups the positive. In the 1970s policy developers tested the concept that public health interventions. In the power of positive deviance, authors richard pascale, jerry sternin, and monique sternin take their readers on a fascinating tour to learn about positive deviancean approach to solving social, and even some business, problems. A book about teams to help teams become more positive, united and connected. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered. Positive deviants are used as an example and a good one no doubt. By the end of the book i felt hopeful of positive deviances future success and.
Positive deviance pd is an approach to behavioral and social change based on the observation that in every community there are individuals or groups of people so called positive deviants whose behaviours and strategies enable them to find better solutions to problems than their peers even though they have access to the same resources and face. The power of positive deviance homeland security medium. The power of positive deviance by jerry sternin, monique. This book describes vividly with many moving examples, how it can succeed. The power of positive deviance book by pascale et al. The power of positive deviance richard pascale, jerry sternin, monique sternin positive deviance some problems are technical and can be solved by application of expertise. It is about the belief that people can change if you give them the power and inspiration to own the process and solutions, with beautiful examples of how not playing an expert is the best expertise of all when it comes to helping people change their ways. The reading of power of positive deviance is not an info during the reading, i have discovered the beauty and the uniqueness of pd approach. These are recognized by scholars who used positive deviance theory to guide the development of health intervention and are considered locally available, sustainable, and effective approaches as. Apr 27, 2018 from the book the power of positive deviance by richard pascale and jerry and monique sternin i learnt its the hows and not the whats. By seeing solutions where others dont, positive deviants spread and sustain needed. In the world we live in, it is considered a bad omen to talk, think or even motion towards sex in any setting other than in the privacy of your own home. Worldwide bestseller the author of the energy bus and the power of positive leadership shares the proven principles and practices that build great teams and provides practical tools to help teams overcome negativity and enhance their culture, communication, connection. While the concept of positive organizational scholarship encompasses the examination of typical and even dysfunctional patterns of behavior, it emphasizes positive deviance from expected patterns.
Jun 30, 2015 the term positive deviance initially appeared in nutrition research literature with the publication of a book entitled positive deviance in nutrition by tufts university nutrition. Power of positive deviance exploring the benefits of. The book explains, in a very practical and downtoearth way, how to amplify positive deviance within the context of a corporation, as a way to catalyze changes to business practices and to the very corporate culture. The power of positive deviance think learn succeed. For more, please vist or follow us on twitter at harvardbiz. How unlikely innovators solve the worlds toughest problems. This conceptknown as positive deviance3 4was used successfully to improve the nutritional status of children in several settings in the 1990s. Pdf the power of positive leadership download ebook for free. Another contribution to this weeks conference on power, politics and. This resource introduces positive deviance as an ideal problemsolving model, describing how it works and situations where positive deviance has been used. The book finishes with some absolute nuggets in how to undertake positive deviance work in a section called the basic field guide to positive deviance.
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The power of positive deviance quotes showing 14 of 4 its easier to act your way into a new way of thinking, than think your way into a new way of acting. Some problems are adaptive and can only be solved when the participants in the problem change their behaviors. The stories described by the authors are illustrative proves that positive deviance is a truly and simple, yet so natural and communitybased approach in. This is one of the most transformative books i have read in the last 20 years of my. The power of positive deviance is available from good bookshops and online. In the power of positive deviance, authors richard pascale, jerry sternin, and. The book focuses on why it is important to foster and connect with positive deviants in your business. Think of the toughest problems in your organization. Nov 11, 2004 identifying individuals with better outcome than their peers positive deviance and enabling communities to adopt the behaviours that explain the improved outcome are powerful methods of producing change the most efficient way to improve health is to use locally available, sustainable, and effective approaches.
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