{"product_id":"rippling-isbn-9781118138595","title":"Rippling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrinciples for driving significant change throughout an entire system\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the knowledge and experience of working with hundreds the world's top social change leaders in all fields, Beverly Schwartz presents a model for change based on five proven principles that any individual leader or organization can apply to bring about deep, lasting and systematic change. \u003ci\u003eRippling\u003c\/i\u003e shows how to activate the type of change that is needed to address the critical challenges that threaten to destroy the foundations of our society and planet in these increasingly turbulent times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese actionable principles are brought to life by compelling real-life stories. Schwartz provides a road map that allows anyone to become a changemaker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents some of today's most innovative and effective approaches to solving social and environmental challenges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a vision of social entrepreneurs as role models, catalysts, enablers and recruiters who spread waves system changing solutions throughout society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author offers a model of change that begins with the end result in mind\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst book from an insider at Ashoka, the foremost global organization on social change through social entrepreneurship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRippling\u003c\/i\u003e clearly demonstrates how and when empathy, creativity, passion, and persistence are combined; significant, life-altering progress is indeed possible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword By Bill Drayton xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Rippling Solutions Into System Change 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Restructuring Institutional Norms 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflections by Esther Dyson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Power to the People—Germany 22\u003cbr\u003eHow Elektrizitatswerke Sch¨onau works with communities to buy back, manage, and control electric grids so it can replace nuclear power with renewable sources of energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Teaching of Teaching—United States 32\u003cbr\u003eChanging the dynamics of how and what teachers teach; appreciating the vision of the Center for Inspired Teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 From Servitude to Solution—India 42\u003cbr\u003eHow the Rickshaw Bank is reinventing the lives and livelihoods of rickshaw drivers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Lifting the Veil for Women Who Don’t Exist—Nepal 54\u003cbr\u003eRemoving age-old restrictions on women who lose their rights, property, and freedom after the death of their husband; understanding how Women’s Human Rights is changing the face of Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Changing Market Dynamics 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflections by Peter M. Senge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Using MicroConsignment to Open a Door to Economic Inclusion—Guatemala 68\u003cbr\u003eExploring the way Community Enterprise Solutions offers ‘‘a basket of solutions’’ to rural villagers by lowering the cost of economic entry for suppliers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Dialing Maize 411—Kenya 84\u003cbr\u003eUsing technology to connect small-scale farmers with real-time competitive prices; how the Kenya Agricultural Commodities Exchange improves the lives of small farmers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Stimulating Fiscal Vibrancy by Creating a New Economy—Brazil 94\u003cbr\u003eStimulating local economies by creating a new currency and a system of community banks for low-income citizens; the story of Bancos Palmas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Using Market Forces to Create Social Value 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflections by William Jefferson Clinton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 From Garbage to Gold—Peru 108\u003cbr\u003eHow Ciudad Saludable creates microenterprises around garbage collection and increases the economic viability and positive health outcomes of communities in which they operate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 A Better Model of Capitalism—United States 120\u003cbr\u003eEnsuring a fair price for farmers by transforming global trade practices; the influence of FairTrade USA on American consumers and its impact on families around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Shit Business Is Serious Business—Nigeria 134\u003cbr\u003eBuilding a culture of sanitation and hygiene in crowded urban areas in Africa and Asia; why DMT Mobile Toilets is literally changing the landscape and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Putting the Public Back in Public Housing—France 146\u003cbr\u003eApplying a quintuple bottom line to eco-housing, Chenelet energizes low-income neighborhoods while creating community with dignity and grace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Advancing Full Citizenship 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflections by Geeta Rao Gupta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Financial Freedom for Children—Global 160\u003cbr\u003eEquipping a generation of youth to take charge of their financial survival, Aflatoun balances the scales in favor of their future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Overcoming the Barriers Between Us and Them—Germany 170\u003cbr\u003eRedefining disability as ability and otherness as likeness; the story of Dialogue Social Enterprise, creator of the ‘‘Dialogue in the Dark’’ experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Autistic Abilities—Denmark 180\u003cbr\u003eHow Specialisterne (Specialist People Foundation) is transforming autism from a handicap to a competitive advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Crazy Becomes Normal—Argentina 190\u003cbr\u003eReconnecting the mentally ill with society and vice versa, \u003ci\u003eLa Colifata \u003c\/i\u003euses a weekly radio show broadcast by the patients as the link.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five Cultivating Empathy 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflections by Arianna Huffington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 From Babies to Behavioral Shift—Canada 204\u003cbr\u003eThe effectiveness of Roots of Empathy in ending aggressive behavior among children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Cultivating Champions of Interfaith Action—United States 214\u003cbr\u003eBuilding widespread public support for interfaith youth work on University campuses; embracing the mission of the Interfaith Youth Core.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Beautiful Resistance—Palestine 224\u003cbr\u003eHow Alrowwad creates a space to express normality in conflict zones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Conclusion: Turning What Is and What If into What Can Be 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: How To Think About Tomorrow 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout The Author 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 261\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeverly Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is vice president of global marketing at Ashoka, the world’s largest association of leading social entrepreneurs. Schwartz is an “entrepreneurial” behavioral scientist and has made her career in the field of social marketing. She has devoted her career to working on some of the world’s most challenging societal issues, including smoking and drug prevention, gender equity, educational and environmental reform, and HIV\/AIDS awareness and prevention. She holds an MS degree from Queens College, City University of New York. Please visit her at www.changemakers.com\/Rippling.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can we address the critical challenges that threaten to destroy the foundations of our society and planet in these increasingly turbulent times?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRippling\u003c\/i\u003e reveals proven principles that drive significant change and draws on Beverly Schwartz’s vast knowledge and experience of working with hundreds of the world’s top social change leaders. Schwartz is vice president at Ashoka, the global organization that works to ensure that social entrepreneurs and their innovations inspire a generation of changemakers to help sustain and support large scale social change. In this groundbreaking book, she presents a time-tested model that any individual leader or organization can apply to bring about deep, lasting, and systematic change, based on five principles: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRestructure Industry Norms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChange Market Dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse Market Forces to Create Social Value\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvance Full Citizenship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultivate Empathy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese actionable principles are brought to life by the book’s compelling stories of everyday people who have made real changes around the globe. Throughout the book, Schwartz provides a blueprint to demonstrate how anyone, anywhere, can become an effective changemaker.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Schwartz explains, the next-generation changemakers are in many ways the champions of this movement: the corporations that embrace new and more sustainable ways of doing business; the donors who want their money to effectively and ethically impact people’s lives; and the citizens who are trying to make a better life for themselves, their families, their neighbors, and their communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRippling\u003c\/i\u003e presents some of today’s most innovative and effective approaches to solving social and environmental challenges, and clearly demonstrates that when empathy, creativity, passion, and persistence are combined, significant, life-altering progress is indeed possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989965422821,"sku":"NP9781118138595","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118138595.jpg?v=1761786057","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/rippling-isbn-9781118138595","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}