Rapid Results Initiative is a social change technique where you accomplish the desired outcome within 100 days. This has proven effective when a new administration creates their first 100-day plan to give an all-out push to establish quick wins. Quick wins in turn create a high morale for change. Attached article illustrates how Rapid Results Initiatives had been successful in community development. Read more.
Social Change
Stories: Why Some People Change and Others Don’t
“Stories not only move us, they motivate us because we can see in them echoes of possibility for ourselves. Our need for them reflects the very nature of perceptual experience, and storytelling is embedded in the brain itself.”
– Peter Guber
Stories inspired revolutions throughout history. A simple story can create a massive change. On the other hand, stories we unsconsciouly live by, bind us. That is why some people change and others don’t.
You see, people have stories in their heads. These stories are sometimes passed on from one generation to another. They are so deeply ingrained that sometimes we often forget we live our lives as if these stories are true for us, in our time.
Once upon a time these stories were true. These stories tell us about the heroes who saved the day. These stories tell us about how our forefathers, our ancestors built something from nothing. Stories of rags to riches abound. There’s no shortage of stories of heroic deeds, of loyalty, of betrayal, of tragedy and redemption.
Some stories are good, some stories are bad. [Read more…] about Stories: Why Some People Change and Others Don’t