From the Field

Positive Deviance (PD) must be used to be truly understood. The Voices and Stories categories featured in this section of the website describe the experiences of people who have used the PD approach to solve real-life, seemingly intractable problems in their communities. This portion of the website demonstrates how the Positive Deviance approach works from two different points of view. The Stories section gives specific examples of behaviors and strategies used by PD families and individuals to succeed in overcoming extremely difficult issues. This Voices section is a collection of remarks from people who have implemented the Positive Deviance (PD) approach– including trainers, facilitators, coaches, and PD champions.