From Ideas to Impact, Michael Sheldrick
From Ideas to Impact, Michael Sheldrick
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From Ideas to Impact
A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World

Author: Michael Sheldrick, Idris Elba, Sabrina Elba

Narrator: Grant Cartwright

Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/07/2024


Synopsis

In From Ideas to Impact, Michael Sheldrick delivers an inspiring and insightful discussion on how to implement social impact by driving policy change.

This book reveals key characteristics of successful policy entrepreneurs—visionaries bridging the gap between promises and real-world outcomes. They are practical implementers who put impact first, resisting the urge to pursue the instant dopamine boost that comes from winning arguments at all costs. They are connectors and networkers who build diverse coalitions and broker win-win solutions to address our current implementation crisis.

From Ideas to Impact features:

● An overview of pressing challenges to avoid, including an obsession with winning arguments at the expense of results and a counterproductive aversion to negotiation

● An eight-step playbook offering tools to master policy entrepreneurship, foster cooperation, build bridges, and drive policy implementation beyond stagnation, conflict, and polarization

● Diverse examples spanning historical movements like the Transatlantic Slave Trade and FDR's New Deal to contemporary battles for climate justice, coal community transitions, and grassroots gender equality efforts

Reviews

Goodreads review by Campbell on February 11, 2025

A timely reminder of our agency, and that everyone capable of hopes for a better world is capable of making an impact......more

Goodreads review by Erhardt on October 15, 2024

With 15 years of work through Global Citizen, working on change campaigns related to global poverty, Michael Sheldrick in From Ideas to Impact attempts to distill what he's seen work in the field. What he's seen work best to tackle extreme poverty is systemic policy change. And systemic policy chang......more

Goodreads review by Raim on November 27, 2024

From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World by Michael Sheldrick is an urgent and inspiring guide for our times, offering a path to resolve the immense challenges humanity faces today through dialogue, inclusivity, and reform from within. In an era whe......more

Goodreads review by David on April 16, 2024

This is an inspiring and hopeful book much needed in these difficult times. Be sure to read the Epilogue for a dramatic story on facing a great challenge. Just as importantly, it is a pragmatic book filled with down to earth advice, techniques, and strategies on how to go about creating change on im......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on April 08, 2024

"From Ideas to Impact" is a remarkable playbook for changemakers navigating today's divided world. Having followed Global Citizen's journey from a premier concert to a leader in policy and advocacy, I was eager to delve into this book learn more about the work behind the scenes. Michael's insights sh......more