The Social Labs Revolution: A New Approach to Solving our Most Complex Challenges (16pt Large Print Edition) [Large Print]

By Zaid Hassan

Current responses to our most pressing societal challenges - from poverty to ethnic conflict to climate change - are 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 - not 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 - as well as drawing from cutting - edge research in complexity science, networking theory, and sociology - to 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1038778433
• ISBN13: 9781038778437
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"