Saturday, April 18, 2015

Power isn't what it used to be



" Old power models tend to require little more than consumption. New power taps into people's growing capacity - and desire - to participate in ways that go beyond consumption. " 

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" Old power works like currency. It is held by a few. Once gained, it is jealously guarded, and the powerful have a substantial store of it to spend. It is closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven. It downloads and it captures.

New power operates differently, like a current. It is made by many. It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. It uploads, and it distributes. Like water or electricity, it's most powerful when it surges. The goal with new power is not to hoard it but to channel it. "

J.Heimans (in HBR 12/2014)

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