The social labs revolution : a new approach to solving our most complex challenges
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San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2014].
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First edition.
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9781626560758, 1626560757
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1 online resource (xvi, 185 pages)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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This edition in English.
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O'Reilly,O'Reilly Online Learning Platform: Academic Edition (EZproxy Access)

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hassan, Z. (2014). The social labs revolution: a new approach to solving our most complex challenges (First edition.). Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hassan, Zaid. 2014. The Social Labs Revolution: A New Approach to Solving Our Most Complex Challenges. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

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Hassan, Zaid. The Social Labs Revolution: A New Approach to Solving Our Most Complex Challenges Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc, 2014.

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Hassan, Zaid. The Social Labs Revolution: A New Approach to Solving Our Most Complex Challenges First edition., Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2014.

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