Positive deviant households coping strategy response to shock exposure 23 table 15. The book finishes with some absolute nuggets in how to undertake positive deviance work in a section called the basic field guide to positive deviance. The second main source includes insights and musings. Positive deviance is another term that describes such experiences. These authors argue that positive deviance is observable in every community or field.
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Somalia resilience program positive deviance in somalia. About the authors richard pascale is an associate fellow at said business school, and author or coauthor of numerous books. Explaining positive deviance in public sector reforms in. Positive sanctions, from smiles to formal awards, are used to reward conformity. How unlikely innovators solve the worlds toughest problems kindle edition by pascale, richard, sternin, jerry, sternin, monique. Identifying individuals with better outcome than their peers positive deviance and enabling communities to adopt the behaviours that explain the improved outcome are powerful methods of producing change the most efficient way to improve health is to use locally available, sustainable, and effective approaches.
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