lobbying for good
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Lobbying for Good
Alberto Alemanno@TheGoodLobby
but
what is the real impact?
5 students out 100
How much students actually learn in conventional education?
How often an average scientific article is read?
?
around 10 times
and those who cite it generally don’t read it
system failure
Am I the only one?
Probably not.
we accumulate knowledge, acquire skills and sometimes we just have talent
but incapable to fully exploit it
BEYOND our little world
True
yet
we have never been better positioned to improve our
communities and the world
saferlive longer
richerhealthier
We are spectators. Not actors.
Consumers. Not citizens.
BUT
we FAIL to fully exploit our potential
How to make a difference?
How to make a difference?
Not for everyone
Voting is too little
Running is too much
Other ways to channel our talents for the common good?
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crowdsourcing expertise
for the greater good
Why lobbying?
unlike actual democracy,
lobbying works.
unlike actual democracy,
lobbying is for all.
lobbying is good for democracy.
how it works
the goal is to unleash the untapped potential of academia, professionals and students
reconnect to civic life
Yes, you got talent!