An underground hitampnbspampnbspBest Politics Books Financial TimesJon has one of the few big ideas thats easily appliedampnbsp Sam Conniff Be More PirateA wonderful guide to how to be human in the 21st CenturyampnbspampnbspEce Temelkuran How to Lose a Country the Seven Steps from Democracy to DictatorshipDescriptionCitizensampnbspopens up a new way of understanding ourselves and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive as individuals organisations and nations.Over the past decade Jon Alexanders consultancy the New Citizenship Project has helped revitalise some of Britains biggest organisations including the Coop theampnbspGuardianampnbspand the National Trust. Here with theampnbspNew York Timesbestselling writer Ariane Conrad he shows how history is about to enter the age of the Citizen.Because when our institutions treat people as creative empowered creatures rather than consumers everything changes.Unleashing the power of everyone equips us to face the challenges of economic insecurity climate crisis public health threats and polarisation.Citizensampnbspis an upbeat handbook full of insights clear examples to follow and inspiring case studies from the slums of Kenya to the backstreets of Birmingham and a foreword by Brian Eno.It is the perfect pickmeup for leaders founders elected officials and citizens everywhere. Organise and seize the futureBuy the book and start reading