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War is no way to resolve our most problematic group, community, and societal issues, but neither is a peace that simply sweeps our problems under the rug.
To create lasting change we have to learn to work fluidly with two distinct, fundamental drives that are in tension: power—the single-minded desire to achieve one’s solitary purpose; and love—the drive towards unity. They are seemingly contradictory but in fact complimentary. As Martin Luther King put it, “Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.” Using revealing stories from complex situations he has been involved in all over the world—the Middle East, South Africa, Europe, India, Guatemala, the Philippines, Australia, Canada and the United States—Kahane reveals how to dynamically balance these two forces. Just as when we are toddlers we learn to shift from one foot to the other to move ourselves forward, so we can learn to shift back and forth between power and love in order to move society forward.
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Adam Kahane is a partner in Reos Partners, an international organisation dedicated to supporting and building capacity for innovative collective action in complex social systems, and a Visiting Practitioner at the University of Oxford and the University of Waterloo.
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There is no way to change the status quo without discomforting those who are comfortable with the status quo.,
By salmon guy (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change (Paperback)
The subject line of this review is one of my favorite quotes from the book. This is an excellent book - Kahane's wide ranging experiences present a fascinating view of approaching some of the world's toughest issues. Kahane is not afraid of pointing out where he did not experience success. It's great when folks don't shy away from the best places of learning. I recommend the book and read it fully through in a couple of sittings.Also utilized the book to inform a post on my website: [...] The post address is: [...]
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Interesting and inspiring,
By K. Hoeg - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change (Paperback)
I have one foot in the "love" communities (art of hosting, theory U, facilitators network etc), where I have noticed very good intentions and good processes, but quite few results. My other foot is in the power community (as a government official in a political department) where I witness many results but also questionable intentions and agendas.I liked the first half of the book the most, where I was provided with some interesting viewpoints and a language to understand and differ from generative/degenerative power and same for love. The second half of the book is more confusing and less clear. I am inspired by the concept of combining love and power in order to manage things in the most constructive ways and I believe most leaders and innovators can be in inspired by reading the book. However, I would personally like some more insights on how to choose love in the middle of a political system. I find it challenging and difficult to keep track of love when acting in a political system. I would enjoy reading more about that. Overall I recommend the book to anybody seeking to understand how to manage and enable sustainable change. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Insightful and relevant,
By J. Kwan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change (Paperback)
Having read and been inspired by Adam Kahane's previous book, Solving Tough Problems, I was eager to read Power and Love. What I found was a personal story, told in a highly readable way, in which I found lessons and insights which could be applied to both my work and my personal life.The key message is that both Power (the drive for self-realisation) and Love (the need for unity) are necessary, and that there is an inherent dilemma between the two. Just like your two legs, they should be used in dynamic balance to be able to walk smoothly. I really enjoyed the Falling, Stumbling and Walking chapters where Kahane highlights his theories through examples from both his work and personal life. I also appreciated that he was not shy in sharing his blind spots and mistakes so the reader can also learn from them. I think Power and Love is a book that can be read several times with different mindsets - e.g. a quick entertaining read, a more reflective experience and also great for a book club / discussion group. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A Practical Theory and a book with Power and Heart,
By M. Horowitz - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change (Paperback)
"Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change" uses Adam Kahane's tremendous experience of designing dialogue processes and mediations in South Africa, Colombia, Guatemala, Israel and on several environmental issues as examples of the generative and degenerative uses of power and love. The book is both theoretical and at the same time extremely practical for anyone working in the fields of group facilitation, large-scale systems change, or mediation. The lengthy examples of his work with diverse stakeholders around contentious issues are riveting and instructive. He is quite transparent about his successes and failures, and also very self-disclosing about his own process in the journey of learning how to walk with both power and love. Because of this journey the book has a lot of power and a lot of heart. I recommend it highly.
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