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MCKINSEY TOP 5 RECOMMENDED READ'An underground hit' ?_" Best Politics Books, Financial Times'Jon has one of the few big ideas that's easily applied' ?_"A?Sam Conniff, Be More Pirate'A wonderful guide toA?how to be human in the 21st Century' ?_"A?Ece Temelkuran, How to Lose a Country: the Seven Steps fromA?Democracy to DictatorshipDescriptionCitizens opens up a new way of understanding ourselvesA?and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive asA?individuals, organisations, and nations. Over the past decade, Jon Alexander?_Ts consultancy, the New Citizenship Project, hasA?helped revitalise some of Britain?_Ts biggest organisations including the Co-op, the Guardian and the National Trust. Here, withA?the New York Times bestselling writer Ariane Conrad, he showsA?how history is about to enter age of the Citizen. Because when our institutions treat people as creative, empowered creatures ratherA?than consumers, everything changes. Unleashing the powerA?of everyone equips us to face the challenges of economicA?insecurity, climate crisis, public health threats, and polarisation.A?Citizens is an upbeat handbook, full of insights, clear examplesA?to follow, and inspiring case studies, from the slums of KenyaA?to the backstreets of Birmingham ?_" and a foreword by Brian Eno. It is the perfect pick-me-up forA?leaders, founders, elected officials ?_" and citizens everywhere. Organise and seize the future!Reviews'Society is like an out of control house party ?_" eating, drinking andA?consuming everything. Jon is the organiser of the campfire gatheringA?behind the party. It?_Ts calm and welcoming and you won?_Tt want to leave.A?In Citizens, Jon and Ariane show how to leave the burning house of theA?Consumer Story and join the campfire that is the Citizen Story.'A??_"A?Stephen Greene, CEO of RockCorps and founding Chair of NationalA?Citizen Service UK'The belief that every single one of us has both the potential and theA?desire to make the world better drives me every day, in everything I do.A?In Citizens, Jon shows how taking that belief as a starting point reallyA?could transform our world. This is a truly powerful book, in everyA?sense of the word.' - Josh Babarinde, Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur'Every great transformation requires a new story. A story that revealsA?new possibilities and points toward an optimistic alternative to theA?current situation. Citizens presents just such a story.' ?_"A?Tim Brown, Chair of IDEO and author of Change By Design'The shift from consumer to citizen is a truly big idea. If you?_Tre in aA?position of strategic influence, I strongly recommend you engage withA?this and consciously explore what it might mean for your organisation.' ?_"A?Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE, Former Director General, National Trust,A?and Trustee, BBC'There is such a thing as an idea whose time has come. This is that idea.' ?_"A?James Perry, Board Member, B Lab Global, and Founding Partner,A?Snowball Investment ManagementAbout the AuthorsJON ALEXANDER began his career withA?success in advertising, winning theA?prestigious Big Creative Idea of the YearA?before making a dramatic change. Driven by a deep need to understand theA?impact on society of 3,000 commercialA?messages a day, he gathered three MastersA?degrees, exploring consumerism and itsA?alternatives from every angle. In 2014, he co-founded the New CitizenshipA?Project to bring the resulting ideas intoA?contact with reality. In Citizens, he is readyA?to share them with the world.A?ARIANE CONRAD has built a careerA?turning big ideas into books that changeA?the world. Known as the Book Doula, sheA?has co-written several New York TimesA?bestsellers. BRIAN ENO is an artist, philosopherA?and Citizen who has played a critical part inA?British culture since the early 1970s. He isA?a deep believer in the power of ideas and theA?possibility of a better world, beliefs whichA?manifest both in his audio and visual art, andA?in his deep engagement with social, politicalA?and environmental issues. Buy the book to carry on reading
Binding: Hardback
Binding: Hardback