A process comprising: anionically polymerizing at least one monomer including one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds including a first 1,1-disubstituted alkene compound in solution; wherein the at least one monomer includes a first monomer, wherein the first 1,1-disubstituted alkene compound includes a central carbon atom doubly bonded to a second carbon atom and further bonded to two carbonyl groups; and the process comprises the steps of: i) mixing at least the first monomer and a solvent to form a solution including the first monomer and the solvent; ii) adding an initiator; iii) anionically polymerizing the first monomer in the presence of the solvent to form a first polymer block including the first including the first 1,1-disubstituted alkene compound and having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 daltons or more as measured by gel permeation chromatography, by the method defined herein or, wherein the first polymer block has a reactive chain end; iv) after polymerizing the first polymer block, adding at least a second monomer to the solvent to form a solution including the second monomer and the solvent, wherein the second monomer is different from the first; v) reacting the second monomer to the reactive chain end of the first polymer block; and vi) anionically polymerizing the second monomer to form a second polymer block including the second monomer and having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 daltons or more, wherein the second polymer block has a reactive chain end, and the composition of second polymer block is different from the composition of the first polymer block. anionically polymerizing at least one monomer including one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds including a first 1,1-disubstituted alkene compound in solution; wherein the at least one monomer includes a first monomer, wherein the first 1,1-disubstituted alkene compound includes a central carbon atom doubly bonded to a second carbon atom and further bonded to two carbonyl groups; and the process comprises the steps of: i) mixing at least the first monomer and a solvent to form a solution including the first monomer and the solvent; ii) adding an initiator; iii) anionically polymerizing the first monomer in the presence of the solvent to form a first polymer block including the first including the first 1,1-disubstituted alkene compound and having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 daltons or more as measured by gel permeation chromatography, by the method defined herein or, wherein the first polymer block has a reactive chain end; iv) after polymerizing the first polymer block, adding at least a second monomer to the solvent to form a solution including the second monomer and the solvent, wherein the second monomer is different from the first; v) reacting the second monomer to the reactive chain end of the first polymer block; and vi) anionically polymerizing the second monomer to form a second polymer block including the second monomer and having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 daltons or more, wherein the second polymer block has a reactive chain end, and the composition of second polymer block is different from the composition of the first polymer block. i) mixing at least the first monomer and a solvent to form a solution including the first monomer and the solvent; ii) adding an initiator; iii) anionically polymerizing the first monomer in the presence of the solvent to form a first polymer block including the first including the first 1,1-disubstituted alkene compound and having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 daltons or more as measured by gel permeation chromatography, by the method defined herein or, wherein the first polymer block has a reactive chain end; iv) after polymerizing the first polymer block, adding at least a second monomer to the solvent to form a solution including the second monomer and the solvent, wherein the second monomer is different from the first; v) reacting the second monomer to the reactive chain end of the first polymer block; and vi) anionically polymerizing the second monomer to form a second polymer block including the second monomer and having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 daltons or more, wherein the second polymer block has a reactive chain end, and the composition of second polymer block is different from the composition of the first polymer block.