Bridges initiatives use the following 14 thinking tools to build stability and resources at four levels: individual, institutional, community, and policy.
1. Definition of Poverty
2. The Causes of Poverty
3. Mental Models and the Hidden Rules of Poverty, Middle Class, and Wealth
4. Support Systems and Building Bonding and Bridging Social Capital
5. Engaging People in Poverty and the Getting Ahead Theory of Change
6. Institutional Changes and the Client/Customer/Employee Life Cycle
7. Retrofitting the Organization
8. Building Bridges Communities
9. Building a Bridges Collaborative
10. Changing Policies
11. Community Sustainability Grid
12. Methodology: Innovation
13. Building Learning Communities
14. Sustainable Communities Where Everyone Can Live Well
Click the following link to obtain detailed information regarding each tool. 14 Thinking Tools for Bridges Out of Poverty Initiatives
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