Howard Deans presidential campaign is different, and I certainly hope it’s an indication of how things will be done in the future. Wally Bock sums it up here. It turns out that the real difference between Dean and everybody else is that he treats his supporters like a giant, self-organizing staff of experts. The key to that is giving up control, reversing the great political campaign trend of the last decade or so.
Self-organizing political campaign
Share this
Comments
-
Howard Dean volunteers have taken to use Open Source software to promote his campaign and organize the effort online. Dean made MeetUp famous, but in addition to this media hyped thing, they use Drupal to get things going. Look at Deanspace to see for your self. I might add that Drupal is an excellent choice if your’e into social software.
Gunnar
-
Thanks for the tip, I’ll have to look more into that. You’re right about the excessive focus on meetup.com, there’s more to it than that.
Connect
Get our newsletter
“I can’t believe it – a newsletter actually worth reading!”
– Subscriber
Over 6,000 people subscribe to our newsletter with tons of tips about happiness at work.
Get our books
“It’s very, very good. It’s incredibly well written, full of insights, and there are exercises to improve your own happiness at work. You can’t ask for more than that!”
– David Maister, author of Practice What You Preach
“What an inspiring book. Every leader should read it. This type of leadership has been integral to our success and I know it will boost your results too.“
– Garry Ridge, CEO WD-40 Company
Get Our Free Newsletter
Over 6,000 people already get our free newsletter with useful tips, videos, links and articles about happiness at work.
Subscribe to our newsletter here.
Top posts last week
Non-inspirational quotesOctober 22, 2003
How to handle chronic complainersAugust 24, 2006
I'm on BBC Radio 4 advocating for open salariesDecember 2, 2015
Leave a Reply