vrijdag 10 oktober 2014

Followship, or The Way of the Sheep

Part I

Why always look at leadership? Its the Yes Men, among us, that make leaders think they are God. Consider how crazy people like Saddam, Khadaffi or Ceaucescu were at the end, so far from reality. To avoid such madness is about being a constructive, but not docile obedient follower, to makes the difference. The era of "Befehl ist Befehl" is gone. So start learning to be a brave follower now! For sure lots of industries, rulers or banks need them now! Here's what kind of followers we need now.

Part II

Our world is a slowly sinking ship and we all are crew. When you've accepted your role as follower with responcibility, then how to go about? How to make it work? In this part tricks and tools to just that. From playing the fool to mirror rot in the system, to facilitation skills to help conversations that need to happen, happen. 

Part III

What happened with Occupy and the Aarabic Spring? Why did the one disappear under water and the other drowned in bloodshed? What could have done differently? In fact lots of people are reflecting on this. And they are learning. And developing tools, methods, strategies to try again. About Loomio, Wikipedia, Deep Democracy, Democratic Schools and Native Community Design we have forgotten about.

Part IV

How the sheep can liberate the wolves? Some suggestions of paths currently developed, and out of my hat, to round up the wolves. Ideas how we don't have to follow the Alpha males or sociopathic guys with charisma any more, even though our biology loves us to. No, lets invite them to become the most popular follower and perhaps run the movement that helps us liberate ourselves from the harming hierarchies and our compliant behavior towards them.