Tag archive for ‘political strategy’
Woman @ EU top: let’s enter the 21st century now!
Since I wrote the blogpost “One of the 3 top EU jobs must be held by a woman” early October, I’ve been delighted to see that the idea of a woman at one of the top EU jobs has gained momentum, both in social media and mainstream media, both among women and men. Just a week [...]
Where’s the plan for climate change’s implications?
December 7-18, 2009 will be a historic moment for humankind with a make or break deal on climate change up for discussion at the UN Conference in Copenhagen. But, when future generations look back, the real missed opportunity of this period may be the failure to discuss a globally coordinated response to the implications of [...]
Strategy and Organising – Lessons from the Obama Campaign
Sun Tzu wrote that, ‘strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.’ Obama and his campaign internalised this maxim. They combined a political strategy that focussed on a singular narrative and open organisational structure with modern tools to maximise fundraising and voter mobilisation. The critical difference [...]