The science of unintended consequences
There are both positive and negative unintended consequences of actions. Is it possible to plan for them?
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We are a community of curators, catalysts, funders and network weavers on a quest to enable Impact @ Scale. The central question we are trying to answer is: What does it take to create services for 3.3 billion people of the world who earn less than $5.5 per day, at scale, with speed and sustainably?
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Can the Societal Thinking core values, design principles and shifts be leveraged to build agency, nurture dignity and enable choice among young people?
While data has been driving decision-making in businesses and governments for a long time now, in the social sector too, entrepreneurs are increasingly using data to see and sense what is happening on-ground and using the findings to design better programmes, bring efficiency and measure impact better. However, where do citizens stand in this data narrative? Are they just passive recipients of someone else’s enhanced decision-making?
We all know life is all about making choices. From what to do and where to live to if or not to eat that last sweet for lunch. Some choices, of course, are harder to make than others. Some bigger, for us and than us. Shanti has made the right choices. Or, made choices and made them right.