“Some kinds of activists are more willing to try stuff out, see if works and think on their feet, but some of the people who are working on [change] find that very difficult: They've been schooled into thinking you have to come up with the perfect plan in advance. It has become a bit technocratic.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingKindStuffBitsDifficultPerfectPlansFeetWillingCome UpActivistSchooledWilling To Try Author:Duncan Green
“In the end, that's a blind alley - we have to get back to being able to think on our feet and react.” ThinkingEndsAbleFeetBlindGet BackAlleys Author:Duncan Green
“People think there's a single solution to complex problems, and the solution is often making an enemy of a group of people - pulling back and rejecting the other.” PeopleThinkingProblemEnemyGroupsSolutionsComplexesPullingRejectingComplex Problems Author:Duncan Green
“People are saying, "I have a right to my opinion. Don't just keep condescending, telling me what to think." There's something slightly liberating about that, but also it lends itself to being taken advantage of, because in come the demagogues.” PeopleThinkingOpinionTakenAdvantageLiberatingCondescendingTaken Advantage Author:Duncan Green
“I see [activists] getting really angry that people won't just do what the evidence tells them, and that's not very helpful. You need to actually think why that is.” PeopleThinkingNeedsEvidenceAngryHelpfulActivist Author:Duncan Green