The Reality​
The Decision​
The Opportunity

The Reality – Needs and costs remain high due to belief the system is too big to fix

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Despite significant efforts and successes, the numbers of abused children, hungry families, people without housing, and others in need — and the costs to address these needs — remain high. Our research indicates the most foundational reason is a common belief that the system is too big to fix at the root, so true systemic solutions are rarely even attempted.

 

The Decision – The key is for enough people to decide the status quo is unacceptable and to undertake a systemic solution effort

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The key action needed to achieve significantly greater reductions in needs and costs is for enough people to decide not to accept this belief and invest in finding a systemic solution. Quiet Shift is developing an initial assessment of the opportunity and roadmap for moving it forward. This roadmap will be used to convince enough funders and leaders that systemic solutions are possible, enabling the next phase of the effort. With each phase, momentum and ownership will grow until the problem itself is solved.

 

The Opportunity – The U.S. can likely reduce needs 80+% and costs by 20-30+% ($900+billion)

 

Research to date indicates it will almost certainly be possible to reduce preventable needs by 80+% and direct costs by 20–30% ($900+ billion) by enabling those who care about the problem to work together. The enormous capacity already exists — what’s needed is to bring it to bear on developing and deploying systemic solutions. The assessment of how to do this is 50% complete. Those who want to solve the problem can help finish this first assessment.