Systems Change Analysis: Next Generation Service Corps and The Difference Engine

Analysis of Next Generation Service Corps (NGSC) and the Difference Engine (TDE) under the theory of systems change, a model for creating social change. This paper explains NGSC, TDE, and systems change. It then analyzes the systems change effect of NGSC and TDE using case studies of similar models, with NGSC being a leadership-development-based model of systems change, and TDE being a product-based model of systems change. Based on the case study analysis, it was determined that TDE has a more direct effect on communities, and NGSC has a longer-term impact. Ultimately, a hybrid of the two models is needed.