{"product_id":"the-power-of-positive-deviance-richard-pascale-9781422110669","title":"The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems","description":"Think of the toughest problems in your organization or community. What if they'd already been solved and you didn't even know it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn The Power of Positive Deviance, the authors present a counterintuitive new approach to problem-solving. Their advice? Leverage positive deviants--the few individuals in a group who find unique ways to look at, and overcome, seemingly insoluble difficulties. By seeing solutions where others don't, positive deviants spread and sustain needed change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith vivid, firsthand stories of how positive deviance has alleviated some of the world's toughest problems (malnutrition in Vietnam, staph infections in hospitals), the authors illuminate its core practices, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Mobilizing communities to discover invisible solutions in their midst \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Using innovative designs to act your way into a new way of thinking instead of thinking your way into a new way of acting \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Confounding the organizational immune response seeking to sustain the status quo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspiring and insightful, The Power of Positive Deviance unveils a potent new way to tackle the thorniest challenges in your own company and community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Pascale, Jerry Sternin, Monique Sternin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1422110664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781422110669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Business Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 147","brand":"Richard Pascale","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980334137599,"sku":"9781422110669","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5d62bcc-ef45-4227-b2ac-c983df75f2a3.jpg?v=1683249331","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-power-of-positive-deviance-richard-pascale-9781422110669","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}