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About This Book
Avoid the speed trap! Discover how changemakers can find lasting solutions to urgent social problems through a proven 5-step process for listening thoughtfully, building broad support, and exploring unconventional options.
Society celebrates leaders who promise fast, easy solutions to the world's problemsâbut quick fixes are just mirages that fade, leaving us with the same broken systems. The truth is, effective social change happens through slow, intentional actions. The author, a globally acclaimed social entrepreneur, offers a 5-step process for taking the slow lane to change-the lane that gets you to the right place faster:
- Listening âListen to build trust, which can change hearts and minds and allow for something new to emerge.
- Holding the urgency âAccept that even in moments of crisis you can move only at the speed of trust instead of rushing into action.
- Sharing the agency âCreate an inclusive environment where everyone can lead.
- Healing democracy âBuild bridges that allow marginalized people to participate.
- Maintaining curiosity âBe inspired by nontraditional sources.
Using dozens of examplesâprison reform in England, urban development in Venezuela, healthcare in the Navajo Nation, early childhood education in New York, and many moreâ The Slow Lane shows how, by following the principles taught in this book, readers can create lasting change.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction: Slow Is the New Fast
- 1. Hold the Urgency
- 2. Listen
- 3. Share the Agency
- 4. Nurture Curiosity
- 5. Use Technology as an Enabler
- 6. Heal Democracy
- 7. Your Slow Lane
- Conclusion: Where and How to Start
- Discussion Guide
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author