Changemaker Playbook: The New Physics of Leadership in a World of Explosive Change

Review "Changemaker Playbook is the perfect guide for people who want to better their communities and themselves in today's fast-changing world by fostering empathy, following our creative passions, and solving problems through teamwork." --- Mimi Goss, author of What Is Your One Sentence? "Changemaker Playbook offers a clear picture and a powerful vision for commanding today's world. This is a must read for business and social-sector professionals advancing mission-led organizations." --- Christoffer Omberg, CEO and co-founder at Oslo Business Forum "Changemaker Playbook is hopeful and bound to inspire. We all need a guiding light. And in this book Henry shows us so many guiding lights. For all of us who strive for the world as it should be, this is a roadmap for how we can make it happen." --- Johanna Maska, host of Pod is a Woman and CEO at The Global Situation Room, Inc. "Changemaker Playbook is a powerful new leadership framework and organizational model for working in teams of teams, powered by the idea that when we put ourselves in the shoes of those who are struggling or are on the margins--if we can genuinely understand the world from their perspective--then we can take care of business and solve society's most urgent and pressing issues." --- Jostein Solheim, former CEO at Ben & Jerry's and senior business executive at Unilever "As a student leader, ours is the generation that will lead us into the new, complex, ever-changing game. Changemaker Playbook is an essential tool that every student leader needs to read in order to thrive and excel in this elaborate world we live in today." --- Anna Counihan, student body president at University of Minnesota Duluth and student leader at the National Campus Leadership Council "Audacious visions of BIGness, innovation, and 'change on steroids' have crowded my imagination since being exposed to the ideas in this book. In this fast-changing world, today's young people are trying to make sense of the new reality of careers and the economy. Henry gives original language and insights to help us understand a dramatic new world." --- Amy Morrill Bijeau, higher education professional at American University "Because entrepreneurship is an important driver for improving livelihoods, Changemaker Playbook is the case for why every young person must be equipped and supported as a changemaker. Recognizing the power of young changemakers is the way forward for global development." --- Per Heggenes, CEO at IKEA Foundation "Change and disruption define our present and foreseeable business operating climate. Changemaker Playbook offers readers a leadership-paradigm-shifting and thought-provoking way forward to achieving successful business engagement." --- Ertharin Cousin, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Forbes' The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World "De Sio reveals the new paradigm of leadership and teams that are operating, now, in front of our eyes. As he states with clarity, spirit, momentum, and affirmation, the new game of everyone a changemaker only requires of us that we abandon the former, hierarchical relationships of the past and build impact and innovation that that taps into everyone's insight and potential." --- Torey Malatia, radio executive and co-creator of the long-running popular radio program This American Life "During the more than four years we worked together--first in the presidential campaign and then in the Obama administration--I was impressed by Henry's highly successful management philosophy which relied heavily on a collaborative approach and an ability to teach and inspire the people around him. As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Obama for America, he was an indispensable member of the management team that built the campaign from a startup in the earliest days into the impressive organization that was the foundation for our candidate's success. Having wor