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Learn how to be a changemaker and drive positive change through leadership and innovation at every level.

Our one-leader-at-a-time past has given way to a present reality where everyone has the potential to lead in every aspect of life. We all have at our fingertips the tools of change that were once available to just a few - and The shift from one-leader-at-a-time to everyone-leading-in-every-moment has created a changemaker effect on society. Change is no longer linear and faster, it's explosive and omnidirectional.

THE CHANGEMAKER PLAYBOOK will show you how to thrive in every aspect of today's transformed societal landscape.

A tutorial on the principles of empathy-based ethics and co-creative teamwork, THE CHANGEMAKER PLAYBOOK is as much a leadership handbook as it is a guide to personal achievement. Based on the author's discoveries about leading in change from front-edge thinkers - business and social entrepreneurs, educators, media thought leaders and youth changemakers - who distinguish themselves by putting their bold ideas and entrepreneurial capacities to work for the good of all, readers can apply the principles in this bookto every aspect of their lives.

This book is less about getting ahead and more about getting along - because in the world we have entered, this is the central principle underlying the new success formula.

(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

Critics Review

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, Forbesu2019 The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and TIMEu2019s 100 Most Influential People in the World
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 & Jerryu2019s and senior business executive at Unilever
This is the story only Henry De Sio can tell. For more than a decade Henry has been the global ambassador for changemakers, bringing this powerful framework to leaders across sectors all over the world. This is the definitive playbook for the new game of living in complexity, with a clear roadmap for preparing our children to thrive and for lifting each other above the challenges before us.
Maja Frankel, secretary-general at Friends: United Against Bullying
The pace of change in our world is accelerating, and regardless of your profession, you need to adjust your approach to face the challenges of this new terrain. Drawing on his transformative work leading a winning presidential campaign and later, working with remarkable social entrepreneurs across the globe, Henry De Sio shows us how everyday people can come together to do extraordinary things. Changemaker Playbook is the new leadership handbook for today's world.
Chris Lu, political commentator and former Deputy Secretary of Labor
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 This American Life
In today's world of rapid change, our systems and institutions must be continuously renewed and reinvented to ensure peace and sustainability. De Sio's examination of leading and emerging innovators in business, civil society, education, media, and other fields offers both a framework of understanding and invaluable advice to thrive in this world - and change it for the better.
David Bornstein, best-selling author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, New York Times columnist, and founder of Solutions Journalism
This book confirms all I have seen during my years growing and nurturing a network of thousands of entrepreneurs: that empathy and courage, combined with proximity to urgent challenges, can fuel solutions that address persistent community needs. This book offers the models and stories we need to build an inclusive, flourishing future.
Alfa Demmellash, co-founder and CEO at Rising Tide Capital, co-founder at Future Tide Partners, and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
If ever there was a time in which strengthening our communities, supporting fresh leadership approaches, building trust, and taking care of each other were paramount, it's now. Changemaker Playbook shows us that when everyday people channel our creative energies to issues we are passionate about that affect our lives and then galvanize others who share those passions, we can truly make better communities for everyone.
David Simas, former Assistant to the President in the Obama White House
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
Henry De Sio understands and unearths an essential truth in his latest book: empowering everyone as a leader is what the modern workforce demands and what solving the big problems of the day requires. This is a must-read for anyone thinking about how to build flourishing teams and leaders.
Eric Waldo, executive director at Michelle Obama's u2018Reach Higheru2019 initiative
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
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
Henry De Sio captures beautifully how technology has democratized leadership, and he provides a compelling framework for unleashing a generation of distributed change agents who can chart a new course for our society . . . from anywhere. His focus on empathy, agency, and innovating for the good of community will be core to rebuilding the American fabric and provides a key strategy for bridging the rural-urban divide our nation is facing.
Matt Dunne, founder of the Center on Rural Innovation and former Googler
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
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
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 worked closely with Henry as he performed in both roles, I rate him as one of the best managers of a large organization I have had the privilege of observing an action.
Peter Rouse, former Counselor to President Barack Obama & Chief White House Aide

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