Going Nowhere, Fast: Why Objectivity and Efficiency are Not Enough
For our clients and partners in the social sector, the tension between objective efficiency and subjective social good is felt every time they’re asked to calculate the ROI of a person no longer sleeping in the cold or the economic impact of community solidarity. It’s not that such returns don’t exist, it’s that they fail to capture virtually any of what actually makes such work important.
The Heart and Soul of Social Good—Part 2: A (Socio)logical Perspective
Sociology is about studying and understanding social influence. Often, the work of sociologists can make visible invisible social influences, and can help understand irrational behavior as rational.
Tectonic Plates of the Social World
We can use a variety of unique frameworks or lenses when we look at an organization, and each will reveal new constraints and motivations.