Philanthropy 4.0: What Form of Giving Enables Transformative Change?
The Systems Work of Social Change: How to Harness Connection, Context, and Power to Cultivate Deep and Enduring Change
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they had just recently adopted a new approach: instead of giving money away themselves, they scoured the world for subject matter experts who might have their own, better ideas for how to give away money.
Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Its approach “takes on complex problems and identifies practical solutions that can help organizations understand and overcome their biggest barriers to scaling impact.”
Anand Giridharadas • Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
The influence of commercial consultancies has reinforced this con-servatism, promoting approaches to philanthropy that never question, let alone challenge, power structures or systems, seeking niche solutions rather than structural ones, and backing already proven ideas rather than opening out to new ones. The net effect of these big consultancies
... See moreGeoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
The future of our social systems, societies, and the planet as a whole depends in no small way on the choices we make in these moments. The first response (muddling through: same old) creates more chaos, breakdowns, and suffering. The second response (moving back: closing down) creates even worse outcomes, such as racism or fascism. Only the third
... See moreC Otto Scharmer, Peter Senge (Foreword) • Theory U
