ABSTRACT

Perspectives on Impact brings together leaders from across sectors to reflect on our approaches to social change. Sharing diverse examples from their work, these authors show how we must think more systemically and work more collaboratively to move the needle on the biggest social, humanitarian, and environmental challenges facing our world.

Chapters by:

Niko Canner, Shanti Nayak, and Cynthia Warner (Incandescent)

Duncan Green (OxFam)

Farah Ramzan Golant (Girl Effect, kyu)

Sara Holoubek (Luminary Labs)

Joi Ito (MIT Media Lab)

Leila Janah (Samasource, LXMI, Samaschool)

Amirah Jiwa

George Kronnisanyon Werner (Republic of Liberia)

Chris Larkin (IDEO.org)

Eric Maltzer (Medora Ventures, Middlebury College)

Jane Nelson (Harvard Kennedy School)

Craig Nevill-Manning and Prem Ramaswami (Sidewalk Labs)

Jacqueline Novogratz (Acumen)

Deena Shakir (GV, formerly Google Ventures)

Jose Miguel Sokoloff (MullenLowe Group)

Lara Stein (TEDx, Women's March Global)

Piyush Tantia (ideas42)

Fay Twersky (William & Flora Hewlett Foundation)

Sherrie Rollins Westin and Shari Rosenfeld (Sesame Workshop)

Perspectives on Impact and its sister book, Perspectives on Purpose, bring together leading voices from across sectors to discuss how we must adapt our organizations for the twenty-first century world. Perspectives on Impact focuses on the recalibration of social impact approaches to tackle complex humanitarian, social, and environmental challenges; Perspectives on Purpose looks at the shifting role of the corporation in society through the lens of purpose.  


chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part I|68 pages

Framing thoughts on systemic change

chapter 4|13 pages

Measuring for insight

A new paradigm for measurement in the social sector

part II|140 pages

Bringing disciplinary approaches into dialogue

chapter 6|15 pages

Design for impact

Bringing empathy and creativity to social change

chapter 7|10 pages

Product development for impact

Creating impact at scale in the digital age

chapter 8|11 pages

Behavioral science for impact

The new science of designing for humans

chapter 9|11 pages

Open innovation for impact

Designing prize competitions for outcome

chapter 10|9 pages

Technology for impact

Exponential innovation and cautious optimism

chapter 11|9 pages

Communities for impact

Harnessing the crowd to create a world we all can live in

chapter 12|13 pages

Brands for impact

Harnessing the power of private sector brand-building to empower girls across the globe

chapter 13|11 pages

Media for impact

The power of media and Muppets around the world

chapter 14|10 pages

Advertising for impact

How Christmas lights helped end a war

chapter 15|12 pages

Public policy for impact

Building programs and partnerships for the common good

chapter 16|16 pages

Investment for impact

A simple primer on how money can serve values

chapter 17|11 pages

Social enterprise for impact

Rethinking old models of charity and business

chapter |15 pages

Conclusion