Posted in Uncategorized | Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 | Trackback
Last week I heard Jerry and Monique Sternin speak at the Organization Development Network convention. They talked about the power of using Positive Deviance.
Here’s what that looks like. Children in a village suffered from malnutrition. Yet within that same community there were children who got exactly the same food cooked in the same way who were well-nourished. The Sternin’s examined the behaviors of the parents as they fed the children. Most parents gave young children soup from the top of the pot. While the parents with healthier children dipped the ladles deep into the pot catching the vegetables and starches that were in the pot. So simple. They believe that solutions to problems often are simple and hidden in plain sight. There are people whose behavior deviates from the norm in a positive way. And we can learn from them.
They have worked in developing countries and with multi-national corporations and in healthcare.
I was quite taken with their presentation and plan to begin studying this approach more deeply. But for now, I just wanted to share my excitement. To learn more visit: http://www.positivedeviance.org
Posted in Uncategorized | Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 | Trackback
Last week I heard Jerry and Monique Sternin speak at the Organization Development Network convention. They talked about the power of using Positive Deviance.
Here’s what that looks like. Children in a village suffered from malnutrition. Yet within that same community there were children who got exactly the same food cooked in the same way who were well-nourished. The Sternin’s examined the behaviors of the parents as they fed the children. Most parents gave young children soup from the top of the pot. While the parents with healthier children dipped the ladles deep into the pot catching the vegetables and starches that were in the pot. So simple. They believe that solutions to problems often are simple and hidden in plain sight. There are people whose behavior deviates from the norm in a positive way. And we can learn from them.
They have worked in developing countries and with multi-national corporations and in healthcare.
I was quite taken with their presentation and plan to begin studying this approach more deeply. But for now, I just wanted to share my excitement. To learn more visit: http://www.positivedeviance.org
October 30th, 2007 at 10:49 am
Hey Rick,
I was there too. And wrote about PD at my blog also:
http://learningvoyager.blogspot.com/2007/10/positive-deviance-and-diversity.html
Terry
October 30th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Terry -
Thanks for your poast on my blog about the positive deviance session. I’m glad to see that we both were taken by their message. That session was the highlight of the conference for me. I hope your readers will look into the Sternin’s work.
Rick
November 21st, 2007 at 11:46 am
Your readers can see the Sternin’s slide presentation on the OD Network Conference 2007 website http://www.odnetwork.org/events/conferences/conf2007/handouts.php The webcast of the Sternin’s presentation is available for purchase at a reasonable price as part of the complete archive of OD Network Conference 2007 presentations at http://www.odnetwork.org/events/conferences/conf2007/webcasts.php I hope you don’t mind taht I’ve put a link to your post on the handouts page next to the Sternins’ presentation.
Jan Gallagher
Director of Communications
Organization Development Network
November 21st, 2007 at 11:52 am
Jan -
Thanks for giving people access to their fine presentation. And thank you for the link to my own site. - Rick
February 26th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Will like to be a member of the organisation and receiving information on development of your activity if there is any way a scholarship to attend your confrenceses. i must commend the the presentation on pstive deviant is a good one a new direction to organisation management.
Dr Saka
March 8th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Sorry for th edealy. I missed your post. You probably should contact the people who work with positive deviance directly. I am interested in the approach, but it is not part of my practice. Good luck.
Rick
May 8th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Pls can you recommed a institution on short cause leadership skill and health economics training will not mind if there is a scholarship.
Thanks
May 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I wish I could help. I suggest that you contact institutions directly and ask if they would give a scholarship for training. That’s the only thing I can recommend.
Since you are interested in positive deviance, you might contact that organization directly and ask. You’ll find their web site on my blog roll on the right side of this blog.
Good luck.
Rick