Seth Kahan on Grand Challenges
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Shatterproof Leads the Charge in Eradicating Addiction Stigma Across America
Gary Mendell started Shatterproof to change the way addiction is viewed in America. This is a real-world, real-time state and community-based example of the Collective Impact model.
Ganesha
The four-armed, elephant-headed god of the Hindu pantheon is the remover of obstacles and the bearer of good fortune. The wooden sculpture pictured accompanied Laura and me […]
Creating a Social Movement? Gather Allies!
Gathering allies increases the momentum and impact of a Grand Challenge; directs the energy of diverse Champions to completion; builds coalitions for the Common Agenda, and increases government involvement.
Strategic Foresight: How to See Around Corners
What do you believe will happen in the future? How confident are you about your beliefs? The core purpose of Strategic Foresight is to help you answer these two questions.
Thriving Earth Exchange: A Grand Challenge for Community Science
The AGU advocates for community science, which centers community priorities, respects their strengths, shares leadership and advances equity.
Galvanize Your Grand Challenge Leadership with a Design Studio
The Design Studio is the first meeting of your leaders, so it is a crucial opportunity to ignite their passion before beginning the work. I use JumpStart Storytelling to activate their hearts and achieve a different quality of engagement.
Creating a Social Movement: Frame and Build the Case
I have adapted ten key elements into a model for addressing a Grand Challenge and grouped them into three phases. Here, we examine the first phase, Frame and Build the Case.
Use the Collective Impact Model to Inspire Aligned Action
When I learned about the Collective Impact model developed by John Kania and Mark Kramer in 2011, I found the skeleton key that unlocks the power to direct diverse energy toward a common goal.
Unlock the Power of Events to Drive Dramatic Forward Progress
In this time when the world is burning and churning and wicked problems are everywhere, we need effective tools to tackle the large systemic problems facing people and the planet.
