Generalists in Human-Service Systems: Their Problems and Prospects

1977 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Yessian ◽  
Anthony Broskowski
Keyword(s):  
Human Service ◽  
Service Systems

Service Ecosystem Health: A Transformative Approach to Elevating Service Science

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond P. Fisk ◽  
Linda Alkire
Keyword(s):  
Human Service ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Thought Experiment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Modern Human ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Service Ecosystem

Events in the year 2020 threw human service systems into chaotic states, threatening peoples’ lives and livelihoods. Before 2020, there were many profound challenges to human life that had been well documented by efforts such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be a “last straw” crisis that has destabilized modern human civilization. This article diagnoses various crises of human service systems (e.g., COVID-19, inequality, and climate change) and proposes the metaphor of service ecosystem health for reimagining service science in a postpandemic world. Service ecosystem health is defined as the interdependent state of private, public, and planetary well-being necessary for sustaining life. This article reimagines service science, broadens transformative service research, builds the service ecosystem health metaphor, outlines the Goldilocks Civilization thought experiment, and explores designing for a Goldilocks civilization. Because service is for humans, the ultimate objective is to elevate service science to uplift human well-being.

Open Marriage: Implications for Human Service Systems

1973 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 449
Author(s):  
Nena O'Neill ◽  
George O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Human Service ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Open Marriage
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