http://rs.resalliance.org/2008/05/17/using-disasters-for-systemic-change/ coping with ecological suprise in a human dominated world Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://rs.resalliance.org/2008/05/17/using-disasters-for-systemic-change/#comment-145694 Mike Jones Tue, 27 May 2008 15:13:08 +0000 http://rs.resalliance.org/2008/05/17/using-disasters-for-systemic-change/#comment-145694 Using disasters or crises for systemic change is an entirely practical proposition and one that the RA should develop the capacity to exploit. I would suggest that there is nothing to equal the motivational power of a threat to people's livelihood when it comes to creating change. Without that threat, its too easy for people to continue with business as usual. Ruitenbeek and Cartier's monograph on adaptive co-management includes some evidence from practice that supports this proposition. The business community commonly use crisis as a basis for "change management". Using disasters or crises for systemic change is an entirely practical proposition and one that the RA should develop the capacity to exploit. I would suggest that there is nothing to equal the motivational power of a threat to people’s livelihood when it comes to creating change. Without that threat, its too easy for people to continue with business as usual. Ruitenbeek and Cartier’s monograph on adaptive co-management includes some evidence from practice that supports this proposition. The business community commonly use crisis as a basis for “change management”.

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