{"product_id":"agents-of-change-strategy-and-tactics-for-social-innovation-9780815722625","title":"Agents of Change: Strategy and Tactics for Social Innovation","description":"\"A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile governments around the world struggle to maintain service levels amid fiscal crises, social innovators are improving social outcomes for citizens by changing the system from within. In \u003ci\u003eAgents of Change\u003c\/i\u003e, three cutting-edge thinkers and entrepreneurs present case studies of social innovation that have led to significant social change. Drawing on original empirical research in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, they examine how ordinary people accomplished extraordinary results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanderijn Cels, Jorrit de Jong, and Frans Nauta offer lively illustrations and insightful interpretations of how innovators, social entrepreneurs, and change agents are dealing with powerful opponents, the burdens of bureaucracy, and the challenge of securing resources and support. This book will appeal to anyone who is intrigued by imaginative, cross-boundary thinking and transformative change. It will be of particular interest to those who want to know how exactly innovators pull it off. With practitioners, scholars, and students of public policy and management in mind, the authors dissect the strategies and tactics that social innovators employ to navigate the risky waters of their institutional environments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Introduction: Chess Masters and Acrobats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Strategy and Tactics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Crafting the Case: The Art of Making a Start\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Prompting Progress: The Art of Making Things Happen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Managing Meaning: The Art of Making Sense\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Front-Line Innovations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Under the Radar: Medical Informatics in Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Relentless Incrementalism: Financial Literacy Training for Newcomers in Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Join the Club! Alzheimer Caféeacute;s in the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Just a Tool? Implementing the Vulnerability Index in New Orleans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Innovations in Governance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. The Sun Kings: Solar Energy in Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Change on Steroids: Public Education in New Orleans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. The Value of Values: Higher Education in Virginia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12. A Window of Opportunity: Institutional Reform in Denmark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: Innovating Strategically\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6311596\"\u003eSanderijn Cels\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15751330\"\u003eJorrit de Jong\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6311597\"\u003eFrans Nauta\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815722625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815722621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL017000\"\u003ePublic Affairs \u0026amp; Administration\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL028000\"\u003ePublic Policy | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSanderijn Cels\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow with the Consensus Building Institute and a research associate with the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes program. \u003cb\u003eJorrit de Jong\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in executive education programs at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he is a senior fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. \u003cb\u003eFrans Nauta\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Public Sector Innovation at HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and leads the Dutch Entrepreneurship program of the European Institute for Innovation and Technology's Climate-KIC.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Brookings Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44339449594093,"sku":"9780815722625","price":59.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c53d8456-1c65-4c9d-8442-6c068aa3fc9c.jpg?v=1698253320","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/agents-of-change-strategy-and-tactics-for-social-innovation-9780815722625","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}