tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12044401.post1001010455163649961..comments2023-10-28T09:27:04.048-04:00Comments on Tutor Mentor Institute, LLC: So Many Years. So Little Change.Tutor Mentor Connectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02140800580077672326noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12044401.post-27105171964342438582009-02-16T15:17:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:17:00.000-05:00I think that if we model a form of "bottoms up lea...I think that if we model a form of "bottoms up leadership" or "intermediary" leadership we can demonstrate ways to support the involvement of hundreds, thousands, and then millions of people in on-going programs that help kids to careers. If we do this well we make it easy for elected leaders to add their own support and give a boost to these efforts.<BR/><BR/>I don't think anything will change without citizens leading the way.Tutor Mentor Connectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140800580077672326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12044401.post-54413323433191378482009-02-15T21:07:00.000-05:002009-02-15T21:07:00.000-05:00Dan - you have some great insights in this post. ...Dan - you have some great insights in this post. In our Public Innovators work (supporting a new wave of innovative government leaders who seek to encourage social innovation and grow the solutions that work), we helped develop the concept and business plan for the Louisiana Office of Social Entrepreneurship. In our research, we compared progress on an array of social issue indicators to spending on those same issues over a 20-year period. What we found was that although spending (across all sectors) had increased, the indicators had actually gotten worse. And I'm sure Louisiana is not alone in this. <BR/><BR/>So what do we do and to what do we attribute the fact that we are not making progress (at least on some issues)? I think we have to focus much more on being able to measure and hold ourselves accountable for the actual SOCIAL IMPACT of the investments we make. This means moving away from just what "feels good" or "sounds interesting" to something more disciplined. <BR/><BR/>But it's understandable, given the bumper sticker politics you mention, that elected official in government often support the "sexy" or emotionally appealing solutions, regardless of whether they offer any real impact. They're only responding to what we citizens are calling out for.<BR/><BR/>- Colleen Ebinger<BR/>Director of Public Innovators, Root Cause<BR/>More on this topic at www.publicinnovators.com/blogUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864538058160072558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12044401.post-32237599698902176562009-02-07T16:29:00.000-05:002009-02-07T16:29:00.000-05:00We in the West often forget that as individuals we...We in the West often forget that as individuals we are part of something much bigger.<BR/><BR/>If we really cared about the future of our kids we would not balk at the taxes, nor seek to re-elect those that avoid making infrastructural changes that will actually enable that safe bright future to occur.Char Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574262703875632001noreply@blogger.com