Societal Frames: Solving the right problem - Societal Thinking
There is a line I hear often, and one that I myself use sometimes: ‘Give a hungry man a fish and you feed him for a day, but teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.’ I like that it goes beyond being an act of charity, and aims to be empowering. But, this narrative gets complicated when comedian Trevor Noah points out, “it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” And even more confusing when J Lee Radcliffe chimes in, “Don’t you need some bait to catch the fish? What about a b...
