When developing solutions for complex systemic issues, social innovators know it is futile to operate in silos.
“We act like systems in creating large-scale problems but we act like individuals in trying to solve them†– Eric Trist, Social Scientist and Co-Founder of the Tavistock Institute
In a recent talk, Dan Hill of Helsinki Design Lab explains that ‘wicked’ or complex problems are unclear and interdependent, with no client to take responsibility “except the entire human raceâ€. We are very much all in this together, so what better way to take a whole-system approach and pull in wisdom from different perspectives/stakeholders than via partnerships.
(image via Western Washington University)
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