Social Innovation Hub in Skopje What is Positive Deviance and when - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Social Innovation Hub in Skopje What is Positive Deviance and when - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Social Innovation Hub in Skopje What is Positive Deviance and when and how to use it Positive Deviance is one of a number of asset-based approaches to change. It is based on the observation that in every community, there are a few people, the
Social Innovation Hub in Skopje
What is Positive Deviance and when and how to use it
Positive Deviance is one of a number of asset-based approaches to change. It is based on the
- bservation that in every community, there are a few people, the positive deviants, who have
managed to cope with apparently intractable problems within the same resources as their peers
Positive Deviants
In all communities there are individuals or groups whose unusual behavior makes it possible to find better solutions to problems than their peers- even though they have the same constraints and resources.
The secret sauce of Positive Deviance
Small things that some people do
That most people don’t do, which make a B IGdiffer ence
Traditional approach Positive Deviance Management driven – top down Employees and citizens initiate change – bottom up Expert based and best practice Employees and citizens identify already existing solutions Problem focus Assets and possibilities Logic driven Think – then act Learning driven Practice – then think Resistance Engagement
The PD inquiry process typically has 4 stages
1: Picking the right problem (define)
- A number of wicked challenges are present and there is a need to (re)frame, so the relevant communities agree on the problems that need to be
address during the inquiry process.
- Formulating an invitation so people can join the inquiry process and considering who else should be at the table.
- Community members work on defining (reframing) concrete and measurable problem statements and decides what problems to work on.
2: Determining the norm (determine)
- Mapping typical situations (every day things people do that leave the problem existing) .. in order to be able to determine the deviant behaviours in
stage 3.
3: Discovering the deviant behaviour (discover)
- “Flipping” the problems and ask if there is anyone, who has behaviours that work well?
- Looking for social proof.
- Investigating the “what and the “how” in what these people do.
4: Training and implementing the deviant behaviours (disseminate)
- Deciding on data points that should be monitored to ensure progress.
- Acting our way into a new way of thinking by letting the positive deviants train their peers.
- Leadership training and reflection to ensure sufficient staff support.
Im Improved Nutrit itio ion i in Vie ietnam (1 (1990 – Doctors with ithout borders)
- In six months:
- 40% of children rehabilitated
- 20% from severe to moderate
malnutrition
- In two years:
- 93 % of children rehabilitated
MRSA reductio ion in in hosp spit itals ls
- 33% to 84% reduction in MRSA infection rates
- Proper gown and glove use by staff increased
from 68% to 94% - an improvement of 39%
- Proper hand hygiene precautions upon entry