The Pivot

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Hamm, one of the most talented business journalists, has reached across fields, culture, and continents to bring to life an optimistic vision of social change. Against a backdrop of tragedy, the Pivot Projects have tapped brilliant creative minds to provide realistic solutions to vexing problems through imagination and action. -- Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, senior associate dean for leadership studies and Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management, Yale School of Management The Pivot is an engaging nonstop ride through the development of a vision to address the world's major problems by systems scientists and community activists who came together to assess key challenges that face us. -- Michael Batty, Bartlett Professor of Planning and Chair of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London The Pivot is a readable and engaging narrative account of an audacious attempt to stimulate change at a global level. -- Professor Ruth Crick, Director, Jearni Sciences CIC The book effortlessly guides us through the ideation and inception stages of the project, onto the pivots undertaken and lessons learned through trial and error, finally revealing how this framework of local action began to emerge, before handing it over to us, the inspired reader, to take what we've learned and contribute to the mission of tackling climate change. * SmartThinkingBooks * Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "The Pivot: Addressing Global Problems Through Local Action" is an inherently informed and informative study and one that should be a part of every community, college, and university library Sustainable/Green Business Development collection and supplemental curriculum studies list. * Midwest Book Review *