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Everything about Positive deviance
Approach to behavioral and social change
Positive deviance (PD) is an approach to behavioral and social change. It is based on the idea that, within a community, some individuals engage in unusual behaviors allowing them to solve problems better than others who face similar challenges, despite not having additional resources or knowledge. These individuals are referred to as positive deviants. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Positive devianceA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Positive deviance at work: a systematic review and directions for future researchInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Using a positive lens to explore social change and organizationsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Toward the Construct Definition of Positive DevianceCited 487 times
- Go sideways: Arvind Singhal (academician)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Health educationA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Toward the Construct Definition of Positive Deviance
The power of positive deviance
Positive deviance: a different approach to achieving patient safety
Positive Deviance in Theory and Practice: A Conceptual Review
Positive and negative deviance: More fuel for a controversy∗
Positive deviance: A viable concept?
Using Positive Deviance for Determining Successful Weight-Control Practices
Explaining Positive Deviance in Public Sector Reforms in Development
🆕 Influential since 2022
Positive deviance at work: a systematic review and directions for future research
Beyond deviance: toxic gaming culture and the potential for positive change
Identifying nutrition-sensitive development options in Madagascar through a positive deviance approach
Reducing Overuse by Healthcare Systems: A Positive Deviance Analysis
Uptake of postnatal care and its determinants in Ethiopia: a positive deviance approach
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Using a positive lens to explore social change and organizationsKaren Golden-Biddle, Jane E. Dutton · 2012
Leading for ResultsDennis Sparks · 2004
LGBTQ voices in educationVeronica E. Bloomfield, Marni E. Fisher · 2016- 📕Positive Deviance ApproachRuth Baxter, Rebecca Lawton · 2022
The power of positive devianceRichard T. Pascale · 2010- 📕Deviance, action, reaction, interactionFrank R. Scarpitti · 1975
The answer is in the roomAlan M. Blankstein · 2011
The View from GoffmanJason Ditton · 1980
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