#131 Positive Deviants 14 - Impact of a Deviant, part 2

We are continuing our series of conversations on Positive Deviance (the first episode is podcast #118). In today’s episode we cover the following topics:

• Bottom-up deviants – grassroots
• Dangers of being a deviant

#130 Positive Deviants 13 - Impact of a Deviant, part 1

We are continuing our series of conversations on Positive Deviance (the first episode is podcast #118). In today’s episode we cover the following topics:

• Staying true to one’s vision
• Impact of a deviant
• Top-down deviants

#129 Positive Deviants 12 - Deviant's Life Cycle

We are continuing our series of conversations on Positive Deviance (the first episode is podcast #118). In today’s episode we cover the following topics:

• Deviant’s Life Cycle
• 5 Stages of an idea
  • Fringe
  • Edge
  • Realm of the Cool
  • The Next Big Thing
  • Social Convention
• Deviant’s Journey

#128 Positive Deviants 11 - The Fluid Nature of Deviancy, part 2

We are continuing our series of conversations on Positive Deviance (the first episode is podcast #118). In today’s episode we cover the following topics:

• Net Consequences
• Motivation – fear vs. hope
• Examples of Deviant’s Fluidity
• Moving from one kind of deviance to the other

#127 Positive Deviants 10 - The Fluid Nature of Deviancy, part 1

We are continuing our series of conversations on Positive Deviance (the first episode is podcast #118). In today’s episode we cover the following topics:

• The Fluid Nature of Deviancy
• The Four Spheres of Influence
• Lenses for Evaluating Deviants
• Division vs. Integration
• Status Quo vs. Evolution

#126 Positive Deviants 09 - The Curse of the Blessed, part 2

We are continuing our series of conversations on Positive Deviance (the first episode is podcast #118). In today’s episode we cover:

• Effects of not dealing with challenges

#125 Positive Deviants 08 - The Curse of the Blessed, part 1

We are continuing our series of conversations on Positive Deviance (the first episode is podcast #118). In today’s episode we cover the following topics:

• The Curse of the Blessed
• Gifts come with curses