SocEnt Bookclub: Walk Out Walk On
We are excited to announce the February installment of our book club, Walk Out Walk On by Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze.Walk Out Walk On uses seven case studies to show how communities can ‘walk out’ by shifting their practices and ‘walk on’ by adopting new ones that are more healthy.
Although the themes of changing current practices and adapting to the modern, connected world are themes we’ve dealt with in previous book club books, Walk Out Walk On’s focus on communities is unique and will be beneficial to any social entrepreneur trying to mobilize community support to change existing practices.
A lively writing style and amazing photographs make Walk Out Walk On a very readable collection of case studies. The authors do a great job connecting the lessons they learn from each case study to larger lessons about the ways communities function and the ways they can change.
About the authors: Margaret Wheatley is the co-founder and President Emerita of the Berkana Institute. She has worked with leaders and organizations for almost 40 years on accomplishing their work in chatoic times. She has also published several best-selling books, most recently Perseverance in 2010.
Deborah Frieze walked out from an executive job 10 years ago because she became frustrated with the business culture. She joined the Berkana Institute full time in 2004 after meeting Margaret Wheatley. She is a board member at Berkana and leads several Berkana projects. For more information visit www.deborahfrieze.com.
Want to win a free copy of Walk Out Walk On? Visit our facebook page and respond to this question on our wall: When have you seen a whole community mobilize to affect social change?
If you are reading along with us use #socentbc on Twitter to share your thoughts. If you are interesting in joining our team of reviewers or in having your book featured please contact Aaron at Aaron(at)startsomegood.com.
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