ABSTRACT

This essay explores what is involved in leading a social transformation to create public value and advance the common good. The contrast here is with strategic leadership of organizations, collaborations, and social movements. Leading a social transformation is much bigger. The required changes are multi-issue, multi-level, multi-organizational, and cross-sectoral, and can cross national frontiers. Deep and broad changes, often involving radical innovations, are needed. Deep and abiding changes in relationships – and power relationships – among people and groups are required. Leadership of organizations, collaborations, and social movements is still important for transformation, but not enough. Instead, advancing social transformation requires leadership that is deeply relational, visionary, political, adaptive, and comfortable with complexity.

摘要

本文探讨了在引领社会变革以创造公共价值和促进共同利益的过程中所涉及的内容。这里的对比是组织、合作和社会运动的战略领导。引领社会变革的意义要大得多. 所需的变革是多问题、多层次、多组织和跨部门的，并且可以跨越国界。需要深刻而广泛的变革，通常涉及激进的创新。人与团体之间的关系和权力关系需要发生深刻而持久的变化。组织、合作和社会运动的领导对于转型仍然很重要，但还不够。相反，推进社会转型需要具有深厚关系、远见、政治、适应性和适应复杂性的领导力。