noodlum.org https://noodlum.org things unrelated to the work of nicholas muldoon Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:25:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 26953116 Twitter Christmas Party https://noodlum.org/2013/12/twitter-christmas-party/ https://noodlum.org/2013/12/twitter-christmas-party/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2013 19:57:19 +0000 http://noodlum.org/?p=457

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]]> https://noodlum.org/2013/11/450/feed/ 0 450 Power is leaching from the centre. https://noodlum.org/2013/09/power-is-leaching-from-the-centre/ https://noodlum.org/2013/09/power-is-leaching-from-the-centre/#respond Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:57:09 +0000 http://noodlum.org/?p=421 Choice email from my old man – I love receiving this stuff, had to pass this one on.

Power is leaching from the centre. I agree.

As Moisés Naím writes in The End of Power there are three interrelated dynamics gnawing away at formal power structures – what he calls “the more revolution, the mobility revolution and the mentality revolution”.

1.    There are more literate, educated people worldwide than ever before who refuse to be regimented and controlled as they once were.
2.    They are mobile, migrating and exchanging information to an unparalleled degree.
3.    Moreover, fewer will take anything for granted: they expect their voice to be heard,

It makes running a government, a country, a council, a business, or school board more difficult.

The question is: Recognising this shift in power balance, how does one use it for the betterment of the majority and not the outspoken few?

Good question, if you have any thoughts on that hit him up; @mullystwit

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Doesn’t look wonderful, although it tastes splendid!

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Yosemite is beautiful.

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Amazing bookstore, bloody fantastic!

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