Hannah O'RourkeConclusion — the doing mattersIt is not clear how this changes. This is not a fully thought out plan or proposal, it is just a collection of ideas (many of which are…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Hannah O'RourkeProposition 6 — People are empowered when leaders let them beThis means that we need a new form of politics that puts a new form of leadership at its heart, one that facilitates rather than directs…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Hannah O'RourkeProposition 5 — People are empowered when they are equally able to participate.In handing people power we cannot just let existing inequalities be replicated or further entrenched. This means ensuring that people can…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Hannah O'RourkeProposition 4 — People are empowered when the system is responsiveWhen you open your structures, whether it’s a service or a government, to receive feedback — you become better able to listen and pick up…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Hannah O'RourkeProposition 3 — People are empowered when they can create things togetherWe need to create opportunities where people can work together to co-create new systems and interventions to solve the problems they face…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Hannah O'RourkeProposition 2 — People are empowered when they have access to informationInformation, or knowledge, has a value and thus control of information or knowledge is a way of exerting power or influence. When access…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Hannah O'RourkeProposition 1 — People are empowered when they have space to organiseIf people have spaces, online or offline to congregate and work together they can create power. This means that at all levels in our…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Hannah O'RourkeThoughts on Power“I do think we need a new system…but I don’t know what the answers are to do that. A lot of the way that we currently practice power feels…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
