Author Archives: sahanks

March 29, 2013
8:05 pm
by: sahanks

The Dancing Man

In The Power of Social Innovation, Goldsmith begins chapter 5, entitled “Animating and Trusting the Citizen” with the following quote: There are a great many guardians of the status quo.  But there is just no adequate defense for restricting people to a series of bad choices… At this stage, there needs to be more disruption. […] Continue reading →

Posted in LDRS 5554

March 11, 2013
6:44 pm
by: sahanks

leading from the inside out 2013-03-11 18:44:29

Continue reading →

March 7, 2013
6:37 pm
by: sahanks

Choosing a New Pope

I’d like to argue that the election of the next Pope may have a significant impact on social justice movements, institutions of faith globally, and most notably the role of faith leaders within the Catholic church. The Catholic church is one of rigorous structure, which is celebrated by some and criticized by others.  However a […] Continue reading →

Posted in LDRS 5554

March 1, 2013
9:24 pm
by: sahanks

The Social Change Model as Pedagogy

Buschlen, E., & Dvorak, R. (2011). The social change model as pedagogy: Examining undergraduate leadership growth. Journal of Leadership Education, 10(2), 38-56. Buschlen and Dvorak (2011) aimed to test models of leadership development for the purpose of informing practitioners, in addition to further assessing the merit of the social change model of leadership development in […] Continue reading →

Posted in LDRS 5554

March 1, 2013
9:21 pm
by: sahanks

Lessons from Dr. Seuss

“until neither the Plain nor the Star-Bellies knew whether this one was that one… or that one was this oneor which one was what one… or what one was who.” Sylvester McMonkey McBean demonstrated how simple planting and nurturing prejudice … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in GEDI S2013

March 1, 2013
5:39 pm
by: sahanks

Community: A series of questions

Exploring the context of collaboration and coalitions as a critical component of the change process, I was intrigued by who represents “community”.  In The Power of Social Innovation, Goldsmith asks, “What change does the community want and what assets can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in LDRS 5554

February 23, 2013
9:03 pm
by: sahanks

The Iceberg & Inclusive Pedagogy

Dr. Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders has written a series called Habitudes that serve as a tool for teaching leadership.  The series relies on images that aim to inspire deeper thoughts, ideas and discussions among students as they challenge and develop … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in GEDI S2013

February 22, 2013
10:40 am
by: sahanks

The Social Innovation Fund and Nonprofits in 2025

The day when every American in need is on a path to a healthy and prosperous life. In communities across the country open sourcing has been employed to catalyze social change.  As referenced in the video above (September 2012), federal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in LDRS 5554

February 9, 2013
8:57 pm
by: sahanks

Charismatic Leadership: Strategies for effecting social change

Foil, C. M., Harris, D., & House, R. (1999). Charismatic Leadership: Strategies for effecting social change. Leadership Quarterly, 10(3), 449-482. Foil, Harris, and House (1999) provide empirical evidence in support of House’s theory of charismatic leadership and Lewin’s field theory … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in LDRS 5554

February 9, 2013
8:04 pm
by: sahanks

981

What would you do to change the world if you had 981 hours to do something epic… something that you are uniquely skilled to offer our world?  That’s approximately 25 40-hr works… roughly six months. I have 28 students in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in GEDI S2013