Public, social and community organizations are, in many locales, driving systems change toward social and...

Public, social and community organizations are, in many locales, driving systems change toward social and...
This paper proposes a framework for addressing entrenched resistance to change. It borrows a metaphor from sailing to suggest that the best way through unwanted transformations is by “narrative tacking.” Drawing a parallel to how sailors navigate through headwinds by “tacking,” I argue that...