Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us - Jon Alexander

nMCKINSEY TOP 5 RECOMMENDED READ n n'An underground hit' - Best Politics Books, Financial Times n n'Jon has one of the few big ideas that's easily applied' - Sam Conniff, Be More Pirate n n'A wonderful guide to how to be human in the 21st Century' - Ece Temelkuran, How to Lose a Country: the Seven Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship n n nCitizens opens up a new way of understanding ourselves and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive as individuals, organisations, and nations. n nOver the past decade, Jon Alexander's consultancy, the New Citizenship Project, has helped revitalise some of Britain's biggest organisations including the Co-op, the Guardian and the National Trust. Here, with the New York Times bestselling writer Ariane Conrad, he shows how history is about to enter age of the Citizen. n nBecause when our institutions treat people as creative, empowered creatures rather than consumers, everything changes. n nUnleashing the power of everyone equips us to face the challenges of economic insecurity, climate crisis, public health threats, and polarisation. n nCitizens is an upbeat handbook, full of insights, clear examples to follow, and inspiring case studies, from the slums of Kenya to the backstreets of Birmingham - and a foreword by Brian Eno. n nIt is the perfect pick-me-up for leaders, founders, elected officials - and citizens everywhere. Organise and seize the future!