Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us

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With all the resources and ingenuity at our dispoal, we humans can solve our problems. But we don't. Why not ? And what can you and I do about it ?

Because when our institutions treat people as creative, empowered creatures rather than consumers, everything changes. Jon Alexander's New Citizenship Project speaks to action in the real world but has an immensely solid base in ideas as expressed in words, the meanings and applications of which he first teases out and then rams home with elan and gusto in this bravely inspiring book.' Citizens opens up a new way of understanding ourselves and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive as individuals, organisations, and nations. Alexandra Alter (March 12, 2015). " 'Lila' Honored as Top Fiction by National Book Critics Circle". The New York Times . Retrieved March 12, 2015.Citizens opens up a new way of understanding ourselves and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive as individuals, organisations, and nations. I admit, I was quite sceptical when I began reading the book. I couldn’t wrap my head around the core belief that humans aren’t greedy, selfish and destructive — given our history. And the kind of change Alexander is talking about would be incredibly difficult to pull off, if not impossible. In this engaging book, Jon lays out his full vision for how this mindset shift can transform not just business, but NGOs and governments too.'

Ms. Rankine notes the reason she writes in the second person: "Sometimes “I” is supposed to hold what is not there until it is. Then what is comes apart the closer you are to it." Relay UK - if you can't hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800 240 4420 The shift from consumer to citizen is a truly big idea. If you're in a position of strategic influence, I strongly recommend you engage with this and consciously explore what it might mean for your organisation.' - Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE, Former Director General, National Trust, and Trustee, BBC Best of the Decade: What Books Will We Still Be Reading in 10 Years?". Literary Hub. 2019-09-24 . Retrieved 2020-02-18.

Nowadays, it’s easy to get caught in a downward spiral of pessimism.

Kellogg, Carolyn (2015-09-10). "Claudia Rankine and Meghan Daum lead 2015 PEN Literary Awards". Los Angeles Times. The wonderful thing is that he not only gives us hope but more importantly he lights a pathway to make this new paradigm a reality through the years of deep work, thinking and action that have formed the basis of his book.' Citizens is so exciting and full of energy from the beginning that I wanted to read the whole thing immediately. A wonderful guide to how to be human in the 21st Century.'