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Professor Henry Mintzberg on meaningful protest in the age of Trump

Published: 2 February 2017

These days, it seems that there’s a new protest erupting every minute. But in the new reality of the day, are old-school demonstrations and marches enough? And really, were they ever? Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies, Henry Mintzberg of Desautels makes the case that taking one’s cues from legendary organizer and Rules for Radicals author Saul Alinsky might be the way to go: You tear down a bully by using ridicule and unexpected actions that said bully doesn’t know how to deal with.

From that viewpoint, it’s time to build the energy of the recent women’s marches to bring creativity into play.

Read full article: Huffington Post, January 30, 2017

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