http://www.vonkoeller.de/archives/2009/06/19/positive-deviance/ Random Noise from my Life Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.vonkoeller.de/archives/2009/06/19/positive-deviance/comment-page-1/#comment-27659 Michael McCauley Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:33:09 +0000 http://www.vonkoeller.de/?p=311#comment-27659 <p>Agreed -- often the best discoveries are right in front of us. The theory of positive deviance can and has been used in business as well. We have found that the best place to locate best practices for an organization is to talk with the organization's positive deviants. They are the ones that have excelled where others have not. Since they have a track record of success, it seems logical to draw on their knowledge rather than rely on an outside consultant.</p> Agreed — often the best discoveries are right in front of us. The theory of positive deviance can and has been used in business as well. We have found that the best place to locate best practices for an organization is to talk with the organization’s positive deviants. They are the ones that have excelled where others have not. Since they have a track record of success, it seems logical to draw on their knowledge rather than rely on an outside consultant.

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