Beyond quick fixes : addressing the complexity & uncertainties of contemporary society

Beyond quick fixes : addressing the complexity & uncertainties of contemporary society / William B. Rouse.

'Beyond Quick Fixes' steps back from business as usual to rethink how we can approach the complex challenges of contemporary society-health, education, energy, and social media. Rouse retreats, initially, into the principles of design thinking rather than policymaking; he rigorously recons...

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Main Author: Rouse, William B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kindom : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Social change.
Social problems > Prevention.
Social evolution.
Social change
Social evolution
Social problems > Prevention
Sociology & anthropology.
Society.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Chaos & Confusion: Four Societal Challenges That Seem Overwhelming
  • 2. Broader Perspectives: Addressing Underlying Behavioral & Social Phenomena
  • 3. Insights for Addressing Challenges: Stakeholders, Attributes & Preferences
  • 4. Translating Insights Into Action Plans: Understanding, Gaining & Sustaining Stakeholders' Support
  • 5. Integrating Plans Into Solutions: Integrating Interventions Across Challenges
  • 6. Economics Modeling of Investment Impacts: Projecting Returns on an Integrated Portfolio
  • 7. Scaling Solutions for Broad Benefits: Energizing, Broadening & Sustaining Progress
  • 8. Organizational & Individual Change: Overcoming Common & Persistent Hurdles.

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