Save The Children

Positive deviance is the evolutionary vitality at the top of the stack - the spark of flame that flickers into good growth and health, on top of the cinders, a backdrop of practices that damper the fire so it doesn't go out.

This complicated overlay does reduce statistical effect size. It does mean that researchers don't always find good practices that can simply be taught to the whole Community.

Quote of the Day

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"It's easier to act your way into a new way of thinking, than think your way into a new way of acting." ~ Jerry Sternin ~

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"Learn from the people.Plan with the people.Begin with what they have.Build on what they know. Of the best leaders when the task is accomplished. The people all remark.We have done it ourselves." ~ Lao-Tzu Tao Te Ching ~

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"So what does a surgeon like me do? We look to those who are unusually successful — the positive deviants. We watch them operate and learn their tricks, the moves they make we can take home. Although the solutions to our health-cost problems are hard, there are solutions. (from the foreword by Atul Gawande)". ~ Richard Pascale, Jerry Sternin, Monique Sternin ~

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