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Rebecca Solnit’s 2004 book Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities. In the book, Solnit writes about how the urgency of the political moment (then, the Bush Administration and the so-called “War on Terror”) calls for letting go of any fixed ideology. 

“To be anti doctrinal is to open yourself up to new and unexpected alliances, to new... See more

"In a typical new-product-development process, market researchers comb through historical data, form multiple hypotheses, and check them through experimentation. That allows the researchers to identify a value proposition, which can then be developed and rolled out. The process may take many months.

Anomaly-driven innovation is very different. To be... See more

How to criticize something you disagree with

Here are social psychologist Anatol Rapoport’s rules for criticizing something:

You should attempt to re-express your target’s position so clearly, vividly, and fairly that your target says, “Thanks, I wish I’d thought of putting it that way.”

You should list any points of agreement (especially if they are ... See more

Solnit argues that leftist organizers suffer from clinging to fixed views on the strategies and practices that lead to liberation. In fact, the idea that these fixed strategies and practices will lead to a static utopia is the delusion of permanence. Instead, organizers should adopt a view of process, responding to the needs of the moment. She quot... See more