Types of Power
Knowledge and data-based
What is authority power?
Anyone impacted by your policy, bill, or legislation.
Who are stakeholders?
Process of bringing people together to build power
What is community organizing?
Combining multiple resources, skills, and voices
What is collaboration?
The only number that is even, not positive, not negative, and the ultimate neutral party
What is zero?
Position-based
What is authority power?
Those likely to support you policy or bill
Who are allies?
Sen defines this type of work as focusing on immediate needs like food, shelter, counseling
What is service work?
Connecting with key stakeholders and decision-makers
What is networking?
As of recent, the planet with the most moons in our solar system
What is Saturn?
Incentives or consequences
What is rewards or coercive power?
Those unlikely to support your bill or policy
Who are opponents?
The ability of a group to influence decisions and create change
What is power?
Builds power by bringing attention to an issue via news, social media or public messaging
What is media advocacy?
Math term describing something that never ends (just like your semester readings)
What is infinity?
The type of power that makes someone "more likeable"
What is referent power?
Used as a tool to determine level of influence/interest
What is power mapping?
Organizing is not just about helping people but about helping them develop this capacity
What is leadership?
Working together toward shared goals yo strengthen influence
What is collective action?
Advanced study technique that involves opening the reading, scrolling for 30 seconds and confidentially saying "yeah I got the gist"
What is skimming?
Control over knowledge
What is information power?
One of the most effective ways of building power
What is coalition building?
Key difference between direct practice and organizing
What is changing systems (or addressing root causes)?
Engaging people directly affected by a policy builds this kind of power
What is grassroots power?
Aerial academic strategy involving showing up to class, hoping professor explains everything, and relying on vibes instead of reading
What is winging it?