Zaid Hassan Book Survey

Thank you for helping us select the best title for this new book by Zaid Hassan, managing partner of the Oxford office of Reos Partners.

Current responses to our most pressing societal challenges – from poverty to ethnic conflict to climate change – are not working. Dominant responses are rooted in a planning-based paradigm that is ill suited to the complex nature of current challenges.

Zaid Hassan builds on a decade of experience – as well as drawing from cutting-edge research in complexity science, networking theory, and sociology – to outline an exciting new approach to addressing complex social challenges. At the heart of this new approach is the idea of the social laboratory. Social labs have three key characteristics: first, their social character, where the primary work is conducted by teams of diverse stakeholders; second, their ongoing experimental nature, based on prototyping, not planning; and third, their systemic orientation, addressing challenges at a root cause level.

Hassan explains the core principles and daily functioning of social labs, using examples of pioneering labs from around the world. And he describes a fast-growing global movement around a new generation of ambitious social labs. These next-gen labs are tackling big challenges such as dramatically reducing global emissions, preventing the collapse of fragile states, and improving community resilience. Hassan offers a new generation of problem solvers an effective, practical, and exciting new vision and guide.

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* 1. Please indicate your evaluation of each title choice below.

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The Social Labs Revolution	The Social Labs Revolution Very Effective	The Social Labs Revolution Effective	The Social Labs Revolution Ineffective	The Social Labs Revolution Very Ineffective
Labs for Social Change	Labs for Social Change Very Effective	Labs for Social Change Effective	Labs for Social Change Ineffective	Labs for Social Change Very Ineffective
Labs for Systemic Change	Labs for Systemic Change Very Effective	Labs for Systemic Change Effective	Labs for Systemic Change Ineffective	Labs for Systemic Change Very Ineffective
Navigating the Perfect Storm	Navigating the Perfect Storm Very Effective	Navigating the Perfect Storm Effective	Navigating the Perfect Storm Ineffective	Navigating the Perfect Storm Very Ineffective
Laboratories for Social Change	Laboratories for Social Change Very Effective	Laboratories for Social Change Effective	Laboratories for Social Change Ineffective	Laboratories for Social Change Very Ineffective
The Social Laboratory	The Social Laboratory Very Effective	The Social Laboratory Effective	The Social Laboratory Ineffective	The Social Laboratory Very Ineffective
Social Prototyping	Social Prototyping Very Effective	Social Prototyping Effective	Social Prototyping Ineffective	Social Prototyping Very Ineffective

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* 2. Which title do you like best, and what do you like about it?

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* 3. We are also seeking the best subtitle for the book. Please mark your evaluation of each choice below.

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How Ongoing Experimentation and Prototyping Do What Planning Cannot Do	How Ongoing Experimentation and Prototyping Do What Planning Cannot Do Very Effective	How Ongoing Experimentation and Prototyping Do What Planning Cannot Do Effective	How Ongoing Experimentation and Prototyping Do What Planning Cannot Do Ineffective	How Ongoing Experimentation and Prototyping Do What Planning Cannot Do Very Ineffective
How We Can Address Our Most Complex Challenges	How We Can Address Our Most Complex Challenges Very Effective	How We Can Address Our Most Complex Challenges Effective	How We Can Address Our Most Complex Challenges Ineffective	How We Can Address Our Most Complex Challenges Very Ineffective
Why Planning Is Killing Us and How Prototyping Will Save Us	Why Planning Is Killing Us and How Prototyping Will Save Us Very Effective	Why Planning Is Killing Us and How Prototyping Will Save Us Effective	Why Planning Is Killing Us and How Prototyping Will Save Us Ineffective	Why Planning Is Killing Us and How Prototyping Will Save Us Very Ineffective
A New, Systemic Approach to Solving Our Most Complex Challenges	A New, Systemic Approach to Solving Our Most Complex Challenges Very Effective	A New, Systemic Approach to Solving Our Most Complex Challenges Effective	A New, Systemic Approach to Solving Our Most Complex Challenges Ineffective	A New, Systemic Approach to Solving Our Most Complex Challenges Very Ineffective
How Government, Business, and Civil Society Can Together Solve Complex Social Challenges	How Government, Business, and Civil Society Can Together Solve Complex Social Challenges Very Effective	How Government, Business, and Civil Society Can Together Solve Complex Social Challenges Effective	How Government, Business, and Civil Society Can Together Solve Complex Social Challenges Ineffective	How Government, Business, and Civil Society Can Together Solve Complex Social Challenges Very Ineffective
A New Theory and Practice of Systemic Action	A New Theory and Practice of Systemic Action Very Effective	A New Theory and Practice of Systemic Action Effective	A New Theory and Practice of Systemic Action Ineffective	A New Theory and Practice of Systemic Action Very Ineffective
The Power of Experimentation and Prototyping for Solving Complex Challenges	The Power of Experimentation and Prototyping for Solving Complex Challenges Very Effective	The Power of Experimentation and Prototyping for Solving Complex Challenges Effective	The Power of Experimentation and Prototyping for Solving Complex Challenges Ineffective	The Power of Experimentation and Prototyping for Solving Complex Challenges Very Ineffective
From Systemic Failure to Systemic Action	From Systemic Failure to Systemic Action Very Effective	From Systemic Failure to Systemic Action Effective	From Systemic Failure to Systemic Action Ineffective	From Systemic Failure to Systemic Action Very Ineffective

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* 4. Which subtitle idea do you like best, and what do you like about it?

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* 5. Please suggest any other book title or subtitle ideas that you have.

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