In the September 2014 issue of Engage! I profiled a new article co-authored by John Kania, Fay Hanleybrown and Jennifer Splansky Juster of FSG entitled Essential Mindset Shifts for Collective Impact, which is included in Collective Insights on Collective Impact a new resource published by the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
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Money can mean a lot of things for those who have it. It can feed us, open doors, and keep us safe and warm. For those who have a lot of it -- we call that "wealth" -- it also provides influence and power. Those who make policy are those in power and most of those in positions of power are making enough money to do more than survive. In fact, onceyou have a certain amount of money and influence, one can use both to create more wealth and power.
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There have been critics on both sides of the exercise. Some will talk about their belief that important things, by their very nature, do not lend themselves to be measured. While others will identify the insufficiency of the measures chosen. Still more have called it a distracting fad that takes providers away from the important work of good people doing good things.
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My life is haunted. Some of the things that haunt me are the ghosts of stupid things I have done over the course of my life. Many, though, are the spirits of compelling ideas that just will not let go of me.
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Complexity -- it's everywhere we look. If you're working to engage communities and create meaningful, sustainable change, then you're going to come up against complexity. This becomes even more complicated when you're not only trying to make change, but evaluate your efforts in making change.
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