The Transformative Spark of Collective Power
As Rebecca Solnit wrote for The Guardian, “Our greatest power lies in our roles as citizens, not consumers, when we can band together to collectively change how our world works.
Em Howell • Multiplayer Futures
participating. That participation allows the individual to take action that is meaningful to a larger group of people (if not aided by advice or
Douglas Thomas • From Community to Collective: Institution and Agency in the Age of Social Networks
We used to believe we would find agency online. Today, we know agency comes from other people. In an era of change, small groups do big things.
As demonstrated throughout history — from the French Revolution to the growth of Wikipedia — the power of the distributed many can sometimes greatly outperform the power of the hierarchical few.