open sourcing social change
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If the vision of the social sector is that it will solve our world's most "wicked" problems, the social sector is set up wrong. In this presentation, Alison Gold of Living Cities, proposes open sourcing social change as a strategy for reorienting the sector away from the advancement of organizations, and toward maximizing impact. Closing presentation to the DC Lean for Social Good Summit on March 26, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Open Sourcing Social Change
Alison GoldAssistant Director of Knowledge & Impact, Living Cities
Lean for Social Good SummitMarch 26, 2014
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Vision for the Future: Maximize Social Impact
Source: Lumley, Tris. “Structural Revolution and the Social Sector.” Stanford Social Innovation Review: March 13, 2014. Online at: http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/how_to_start_a_revolution
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How the Social Sector Works Today
Source: Lumley, Tris. “Structural Revolution and the Social Sector.” Stanford Social Innovation Review: March 13, 2014. Online at: http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/how_to_start_a_revolution
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Traditional Approach Open Sourcing Social Change
Leadership is about the organization Leadership is about the problem-solving network
Expert Orientation(comes with solutions)
Learning Orientation (comes with questions, seeking insight)
Treats assumptions as facts Articulates and tests assumptions
Shares when things are “done” Shares as thinking evolves
Sees knowledge as a product that comes after they’ve done the work
Sees knowledge as a process for doing the work
Seeks credit Seeks to contribute
Oriented toward advancing organizations and individuals
Oriented toward advancing solutions
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HYPOTHESIS #1:IF WE WANT THE FIELD
TO OPEN SOURCE SOCIAL CHANGE, THEN WE MUST FIRST LEARN TO DO IT OURSELVES.
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Background• Living Cities harnesses the collective power
of philanthropy and financial institutions to improve the lives of low-income people and the cities where they live.
• Organization was 20+ years old but had undergone a major reboot.
• 20-25 full time staff• Offices in 4 cities, virtually all staff travel.• Teams of 3-5 individuals with focus on
• Capital Innovation• Collective Impact• Public Sector Innovation• Knowledge & Evaluation• Finance & Administration
The Blog Experiment
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What We’re Learning About Embedding Open Sourcing Social Change Behaviors
StartJust Do Something
EvolveExploring, Planning
& Articulating
Operationalize Implementing,
Improving
Institutionalize Embedding in
processes
Individual Individual/Team Individual/Team/Organization
Individual/Team/Organization
Impact
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LEADERSHIP IS CHANGE AT THE
PACE PEOPLE CAN STAND.
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Alison GoldAssistant Director of Knowledge & ImpactLiving CitiesPhone: 646-442-2238Email: [email protected]: @AKGold11, @Living_Cities Hashtag: #OSSCWeb: www.LivingCities.org
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