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As the filmmaker Adam Curtis told The Economist, ‘People are frightened of instability. But the job of a good politician is to give them a story that says “yes this is risky, but it’s also thrilling and it might just lead to something extraordinary.”’
Rob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
Alexander is inspired by how design occurs in the natural world. "Things that are good have a certain kind of structure," he told me. "You can't get that structure except dynamically. Period. In nature you've got continuous very-small-feedback-loop adaptation going on, which is why things get to be harmonious. That's why they have the qualities tha... See more
Tomas Petricek • On architecture, urban planning and software construction
where governments are embracing a role that is more about coordination and facilitation than central command.
Jon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
to quote adrienne maree brown, the author of Emergent Strategy, who contrasts ‘mile wide, inch deep movements with inch wide, mile deep movements that schism the existing paradigm.’
Jon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
where governments are embracing a role that is more about coordination and facilitation than central command.
Jon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Curation shifts attention from products to the curatorial point of view, which is infinitely more valuable.