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999			_c6032 _d6032
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008			181024s2015 vtua b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781603585804 (paperback)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dAFVC
050	0	0	_b.
082	0	0	_a303.4 STR
100	1		_aStroh, David P. _97939
245	1	0	_aSystems thinking for social change : _ba practical guide to solving complex problems, avoiding unintended consequences, and achieving lasting results _cDavid Peter Stroh
260			_aWhite River Junction, VT : _bChelsea Green Publishing, _c2015
300			_a250 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index.
520			_a"Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed. Moreover, the answers they propose and fund often produce the opposite of what they want over time. We end up with temporary shelters that increase homelessness, drug busts that increase drug-related crime, or food aid that increases starvation. How do these unintended consequences come about and how can we avoid them? By applying conventional thinking to complex social problems, we often perpetuate the very problems we try so hard to solve, but it is possible to think differently, and get different results. Systems Thinking for Social Change enables readers to contribute more effectively to society by helping them understand what systems thinking is and why it is so important in their work. It also gives concrete guidance on how to incorporate systems thinking in problem solving, decision making, and strategic planning without becoming a technical expert. Systems thinking leader David Stroh walks readers through techniques he has used to help people end homelessness and increase affordable housing, improve public health, strengthen public education and access to early childhood development services, protect child welfare, reform the criminal justice system, resolve identity-based conflicts, and more. The result is a highly readable, effective guide to understanding systems and using that knowledge to get the results you want." (From the publisher). Record #6032
650			_aSOCIAL CHANGE _9544
650			_aSOCIAL POLICY _9551
650			_aORGANISATIONAL SYSTEMS _9416
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
942			_2ddc _cBOOK