Tag Archives: Strategy

Strategic direct action – new guide

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Tools for Change have uploaded a new Ruckus Society guide to strategic direct action. An initial glance says it looks promising -  accessible, well formatted and coherent with case studies to boot.  

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Strategy: Hold the front page!

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

I had the pleasure of working with trainers from Belgian Peace network Vredesactie recently, as part of the work I do for Turning The Tide. Steve, my TTT co-facilitator, and I travelled to Ghent to support a group in delivering … Continue reading →

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Counterpower – an interview with Tim Gee

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Last year saw the publication of Tim Gee’s book Counterpower: Making Change Happen. We asked him to share his thoughts on the blog and here they are: Why write the book now? Does the timing reflect your observations about the … Continue reading →

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So many tactics. So little time….

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

The Academy of Change (credited with a significant role in preparing the ground for the Egyptian uprising) have posted Political activists reveal 65 ways to start a Syrian revolution, which gives some examples of the range of tactics open to … Continue reading →

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Dare to dream?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Environmentalists have been especially ineffective in creating any shared vision on the world they are working towards Donella Meadows Ouch! Next week I’m facilitating a visioning day for folk from various Quaker sustainability projects . In dialogue with my contact, … Continue reading →

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Are we nearly there yet?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

From time to time I find myself in discussion (or facilitating discussion) about whether or not campaigns and campaigners should declare their true colours and publish their vision and the route map for getting there. It’s not often that happens. … Continue reading →

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Mapping the activist experience

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Take a look at Chris Johnston’s latest post: A journey through time, space and Leed’s global justice movement. It would be easy to be put off by the Leeds-specific title and the early mention of the-less-than-thrilling-named Customer Journey Mapping, but … Continue reading →

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Campaigning – a SMART choice?

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

Thanks (again!) to Dwight Towers for bringing Political Dynamite’s recent post redefining SMART objectives for campaigners to our attention. If you’ve read our ramblings on Strategy you’ll know we’re engaged in a constant quest to find ways to make strategic … Continue reading →

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Clicktivism & critical paths

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

We’ve touched on online activism before on this blog and spent quite a lot of time on strategy. So it seems appropriate to mention Chris Rose’s latest campaign strategy newsletter particularly the  Degrees of Annoyance article sparked by recent controversy … Continue reading →

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Building Bridges

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

Monday saw me on an early train to Wellington, Shropshire to facilitate Bridge’s staff and trustee ‘Visioning’ away day. It was a fairly short notice piece of work for me, but made much more possible by the clear brief and … Continue reading →

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