"A profoundly important and timely book."
-Joseph Jaworski, author of the international bestseller Synchronicity
"An innovative, powerful new approach for lasting social change."
-Minh-Thu Pham, Director of Public Policy, United Nations Foundation
"An important milestone in learning how to address our most profound challenges."
-Adam Kahane, author of Solving Tough Problems, Power and Love, and Transformative Scenario Planning
"Prototyping and systemic approaches have worked for entrepreneurs-Zaid Hassan shows us how they can work for complex social issues."
-Howard Rheingold, author of the bestsellers Virtual Reality, The Virtual Community, Smart Mobs, and Net Smart
"Anyone interested in doing something about the complex, multicultural, economico-politico-social problems that the planet is facing must read this book."
-Edgar H. Schein Professor Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management, and author of Humble Inquiry
"Opens up the space to see, seed, and grow better possibilities."
-Dr. Angela Wilkinson, Counselor for Strategic Foresight, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
"A highly readable, provocative narrative filled with insights, questions, and, above all, a deep yearning to know how best to make a difference."
-Margaret J. Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science and, most recently, So Far from Home
"A brilliant book, brave and honest."
-Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder and Chief Product Officer, DeepMind Technologies
"A powerful and practical book-read it."
-Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist Strikes Back and Senior Columnist, Financial Times
"Truly personal, analytical, and luminous…essential reading for all those who aspire to effect deep and sustainable social change."
-Gabriella Etmektsoglou, Director, New York University Berlin
"Offers a promising approach to achieving real change."
-Wael Hmaidan, Director, Climate Action Network International
"An extremely compelling and readable manifesto for people looking for effective solutions beyond packaged development programs."
-Melissa Finn, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University
"Shows how to engage with complexity and offers a compelling alternative to plans that can be outdated by the time they are written."
-Danny Burns, Team Leader, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
"Required reading for policymakers, practitioners, academics, and engaged citizens everywhere."
-Milla McLachlan, Director, Southern Africa Food Lab
"Hassan is a facilitative leader of systemic change. Read this book if you seek wisdom and practical experience."
-Hal Hamilton, Codirector, Sustainable Food Lab
"This is the type of book I will always have two copies of: one as an immediately useful narrative, and one to share with others."
-George Roter, CEO and cofounder, Engineers without Borders Canada
"Innovative, informative, accessible, and relevant. Strongly recommended."
-Wajahat Ali, cohost of Al Jazeera America's @AJAMStream
"A must-read for all who are trying to tackle the many social problems afflicting our planet."
-Kamran Bokhari, Vice President, Middle Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Stratfor, and coauthor of Political Islam in the Age of Democratization
"Zaid Hassan understands processes of social change."
-Dr. H. A. Hellyer, Nonresident Fellow, Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution
"This book will help you not just find better answers to systemic problems but build better strategies for changing the systems themselves."
-Alex Steffen, Planetary Futurist in Residence, IDEO, and author of Carbon Zero
