New Power: How Businesses Thrive, Movements Build, and Ideas Catch Fire in Our Hyperconnected World
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385541112 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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A world in which, more and more, everyone expects to participate.. Even old power institutions like the papacy, NASA, and LEGO have figured out how to channel new power to stage improbable reinventions. In New Power, the social visionaries Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms provide the tools for using new power to successfully spread an idea, lead a movement, or build a career in the twenty-first century. And it gives ISIS its power to propagate its brand and distribute its violence. Like water or electricity, it is most forceful when it surges. But our ubiquitous connectivity has made possible a new form of power, one that operates differently, like a current. Drawing on examples
. JEREMY HEIMANS is the co-founder and CEO of Purpose, a company specializing in building social movements. He was named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business in 2012. In 2014 he was named the NonProfit Times Influencer of the Year and in 2015, one of Crain's New York Business 40 Under 40. HENRY TI
In 2005, he co-founded GetUp!, an Australian political organization with more members than all of Australia's political parties combined. In 2014 he was named the NonProfit Times Influencer of the Year and in 2015, one of Crain's New York Business 40 Under 40. HENRY TIMMS is executive director of 92nd Street Y. . About the Author JEREMY HEIMANS is the co-founder and CEO of Purpose, a company specializing in building social movements. He was named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business in 2012