New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World - and How to Make it Work for You

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Jeremy Heimans Henry Timms

New Power

How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World - and How to Make it Work for You

Jeremy Heimans, Henry Timms

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Macmillan
27 March 2018

Society & Social Sciences; Social issues & processes; Political activism

In this indispensable guide to navigating the 21st century, two visionary thinkers reveal the unexpected ways power is changing, and how 'new power' is reshaping politics, business and life.

Why do some leap ahead, while others fall behind in today's chaotic, connected age? In New Power, Australian Jeremy Heimans and Brit Henry Timms confront the biggest stories of our time - the rise of mega-platforms like Facebook and Uber; the out-of-nowhere victories of Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump; the unexpected emergence of movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo; and the eruption of darker forces such as ISIS.

For most of human history, the rules of power were clear: power was something to be seized and jealously guarded. This 'old power' was inaccessible to the vast majority of people. But widespread connectivity has made possible a different kind of power. 'New power' is made by the many, rather than the few. It is open, participatory and peer-driven. It works like a current, not a currency - and like water or electricity, it is most forceful when it surges...

In a world increasingly shaped by new power, this revelatory book gives each of us a new way to understand the world and our role in it.

By: Jeremy Heimans, Henry Timms
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 471g
ISBN: 9781743540138
ISBN 10: 1743540132
Publication Date: 27 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Australian JEREMY HEIMANS is a lifelong activist. He is the co-founder and CEO of Purpose, an organisation that builds and supports social movements around the world. In 2005, he co-founded the political organisation GetUp!, which now boasts more members than all of Australia's political parties combined. HENRY TIMMS is President and CEO of 92nd Street Y and co-founder of #GivingTuesday, an international day of philanthropy.

Short-listed for Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2018
Short-listed for Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2018 (Australia)