Comments on: Is Manifesto the right word for our times? https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/ Keynote speaker | Futurist | Strategy advisor Wed, 01 Jan 2014 17:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Karla Heinrich https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3744 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 17:52:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3744 I don’t plan on replacing the word manifesto with any other word. Even though I recently learned it has negative connotations it has never been that way for me. I’m a avid follower of the beliefs put forth in the Symbolist and Surrealist Manifestos and am writing my own personal manifesto adding to those beliefs for my creative endeavors. The word brings to me a thought of change and power. A revolution in thinking and creative possibilities. I love the word manifesto because it’s always been associated with artistic movements for me personally. I do understand the negative point of view others might have though. So when I use it I clarify what it means to me if the subject comes up.

]]> By: Anonymous https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3743 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:45:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3743 In reply to Ross Dawson.

yep spot on. as a believer in ‘crowd…’ collaboration and evolution is an additional aspect of it. we have been thinking on ways/tools for people/intersted parties being able to supplement or comment our wall and make it live

]]> By: Ross Dawson https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3742 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:39:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3742 In reply to Anonymous.

I think the participatory implication of ‘Wall’ is great. Some of the other words such as declaration describe something essentially static.

]]> By: Anonymous https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3741 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:04:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3741 In reply to Ross Dawson.

Thank you for the compliment. This is what we truly believe in and everybody in our company is clear on it and shares it 200%. I made our wall myself (not some marketing agency) thanks to a great iPad app called Penultimate.
It turns everybody instantly into a cartoonist.
In my humble opinion, declaration is so formal and “June4, 1776” ish.  Everybody at home has a wall, in every meeting room there is a wall, when you have ideas and concepts you typically put them on the wall with post its, where you share your beliefs and try to motivate people to believe in them. Everybody understands what a wall is. And it is short four letter word. You pretend to be a futurist (and rightly so). You make great visuals that everybody can understand. And this is what the world needs. Our world suffers from people hiding (probably their lack of understanding) behind complexity and vagueness. I am fond of Dan Roam (visuals) and Hans Rosling (data visualization). 

]]> By: Ross Dawson https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3739 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:46:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3739 In reply to Anonymous.

interesting, and a nice Wall! :-)

]]> By: Ross Dawson https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3740 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:46:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3740 In reply to Anonymous.

Yes that’s a strong contender…

]]> By: Anonymous https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3738 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:24:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3738 I use the word “Wall” in case you want to express it more visually. started with Manifesto but somebody within our company suggested it and I kind of like it because it is more informal, to-date
see examplehttps://www.canguru.be/Canguru/Mission.html@icanguru:twitter 

]]> By: Anonymous https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3737 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:18:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3737 Ross, a declaration of beliefs?  I like “declaration” – it gives the any statement some ‘oomph’.

]]> By: David Hawthorne https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3736 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:28:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3736 I confess to a visceral flinch when I saw it used by Umair Haque in his “The New Capitalist Manifesto.” But after reading the book, I sort of get it. I have been unhappy with Smith’s “Wealth of Nations,” as scholars (careless readers?) have been over eager to credit (blame?) too much of capitalism’s success (excesses?) on a man whose innocent pondering was largely ignored for nearly 200 years waiting for fledgling capitalist to fully distort and misappropriated  his work to excuse the shameless exploitation of humans across the span of the industrial age. Hague’s idea of ‘constructive capitalism’ seems closer to what I think Smith had in mind as an alternative to Aristocracy and mercantilism. The Marxian use of “Manifesto” caused sufficient discomfort in the Capitalists Hallelujah chorus, that I think it’s owed the return engagement. Society can always use a good strong doze of ‘self-criticism’ and ‘reflection’ and choosing ‘loaded” terms sometimes helps the process. 

]]> By: Ross Dawson https://rossdawson.com/is-manifesto-the-right-word-for-our-times/#comment-3735 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:58:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=4710#comment-3735 In reply to edbrenegar.

Very good Ed, I agree with all that. In many cases “A Call To Action” is a fabulous title.

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