Change the World : How Ordinary People Can Achieve Extraordinary Results

This book is fabulous! It uses the examples of Gandhi, MLK, Jr. and Jesus to illustrate a business model that is people centered and still effective. You do not have to be religious or have any kind of savior complex (thinking you are as wonderful as any of the three men used in the book) to benefit from this book. It is not a new book, but the lives and examples of these three men are timeless. I don't think this book can possibly be outdated.

Compelling about Quinn's book is his emphasis on personal transformation. Quinn stated, "This book is about developing as a person with increased potential for growth" (p. 7). The Advanced Change Theory (ACT) is put forth as a means for "engaging emergent reality and transcending self" (p. 13). Quinn draws upon the examples of Jesus, Ghandi, and Martin Luther King to illustrate his thinking. In effect, this book is about the power of personal transformation to yield collective impacts - who we are and our orientation towards others, the planet, our work matter....a great deal.

I found this book to be one of the best books I have ever read. This author has a profound and very deep understanding of what it means to be a change agent and the challenges that each individual must face, if they are truly interested in making a difference in the world. I have the eight seed principles of change on my wall, and often refer to it. The thinking represented by Quinn is for the courageous person, who is willing to disturb their own protected thought process in order to create a meaningful contribution. Highly recommend.

If you like inspirational books, this one might be great for you. Using the examples of Jesus, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Quinn explains how you can be an extraordinary leader. It's not too religious-y, if you don't like that kind of thing (which I don't).This was assigned reading for a class I'm taking. It's a fairly easy read, with some interesting points -- but it's also full of fluff and pandering. If you can get over that (or if you like it), it might be for you.

I like reading this book a few times. I get a lot out of how this books describes the title Change the World. This was a book for school but I like it and will read it again

This book was used in a class, where we were to rate ourselves against the 8 seeds of thought that Quinn discussed in the book. Very interesting and challenging. The book was a great read and informative.

The book was a little tattered and worn.

Good.

As the blurb says - "the idea that inner change makes outer change possible has always been part of spiritual and psychological teachings. But not an idea that's generally addressed in leadership and management training". Quinn looks at how leaders such as Christ, Gandhi and Luther King have mobilised people for major change - and suggests that, by using 8 principles, "change agents" are capable of helping ordinary people to achieve transformative change. These principles are -* Envisage the productive community* Look within* Embrace the hypocritical self* Transcend fear* Embody a vision of the common good* Disturb the system* Surrender to the emergent system* Entice through moral powerThe book is an excellent antidote for those who are still fixated on the expert model of change - those who imagine it can be achieved by "telling", "forcing" or by participation. Quinn exposes the last for what it normally is (despite the best intentions of those in power) - a form of manipulation - and effectively encourages us, through examples, to have more faith in people. My only reservation about the book is that it does not emphasise enough that such processes require careful structuring and catalysts (see Brown; Isaacs; and Wheatley)