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Author:

Cels, Sanderijn, 1970-

Title:

Agents of change : strategy and tactics for social innovation / Sanderijn Cels, Jorrit de Jong, Frans Nauta.

Publisher:

Brookings Institution Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

x, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Social policy.
Social change.
Organizational change.
Social problems.
Social planning.
Diffusion of innovations--Social aspects.
Public administration.

Other Authors:

Jong, Jorrit de.
Nauta, Frans.
Brookings Institution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Strategies and tactics -- Crafting the case : the art of making a start -- prompting progress : the art of moving things forward -- Managing meaning : the art of making sense -- Under the radar : medical informatics in Japan -- Relentless incrementalism : financial literacy training for newcomers in Canada -- Just a tool? : Implementing the vulnerability index in New Orleans -- Join the club : the emergence of Alzheimer cafes in the Netherlands -- The sun kings : the emergence of solar energy in Germany -- Change on steroids : public education in New Orleans -- The value of values : higher education in Virginia -- The cat out of the bag : institutional reform in Denmark -- Innovating strategically.

Series:

Innovative governance in the 21st century.

ISBN:

0815722621 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815722625 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)772110595

LCCN:

2012030959

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)