This is going to be the first of a long series of posts aimed at helping folks like you understand how activists, influencers, politicians,and pundits talk about social problems. he political sphere is full of nonsense and deliberate obfuscation. This is the first of a series of posts that focus on, well, on propaganda. Not on how it works or why the MSM is propaganda or anything like that. This series is about the ways that politicians and pundits mislead people with a variety of shady tricks. Beware of Availability Entrepreneurs For every issue, there are groups on both sides misrepresenting the opposition and elevating marginal voices to where they seem to represent mainstream views. These people are called availability entrepreneurs. They are the dope dealers, "get rich quick" hucksters, and law of attraction kooks for the social world. They feed us what we want to hear and give us evidence that:
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I wanted to help nonprofit leaders, activists, and social entrepreneurs to get better results from their various marketing and advocacy campaigns. To do that, well, I had the idea that we needed a book of creativity, decision analysis, and problem-solving tools that business consultants have developed and used. I also wanted to relate some tools and techniques for innovation that business consultants and entrepreneurs have developed.
You can find some of my thoughts on Medium. Most of my thinking and research have been combined in a new e-book, Creating Change: A Toolkit for Activists and Social Entrepreneurs. Here are the highlights:
Get your copy of Creating Change on Amazon.com today! The paperback is available for pre-order, scheduled to go live on or about June 28. |
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