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Lobbying for Good
Alberto Alemanno
@TheGoodLobby

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but
what is the real impact?

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5 students out 100
How much students actually
learn in conventional education?

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How often an average scientific article
is read?
?
around 10 times
and those who cite it generally don’t read it

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system failure

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Am I the only one?
Probably not.

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we accumulate knowledge, acquire skills and
sometimes we just have talent
but incapable to fully exploit it
BEYOND our little world

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True

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yet
we have never been better
positioned to improve our
communities and the world

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safer
live longer
richer
healthier

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We are spectators. Not actors.
Consumers. Not citizens.

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BUT
we FAIL to fully exploit our potential

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How to make a difference?

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How to make a difference?

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Not for everyone
Voting is too little
Running is too much

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Other ways to channel our talents for
the common good?

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Prof. John Activist Jane
Aficionado readers: 450 Followers : 1.000.000
Book of the year
on Regulation of
migration
EU Regulation of migration

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Prof. John’s PhDs

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Prof. John’s students

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Academia
+
Professionals
students
non-
profits

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citizen lobbying
crowdsourcing expertise
for the greater good

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Whylobbying?

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unlike actual democracy,
lobbying works.

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unlike actual democracy,
lobbying is for all.

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lobbying is good for democracy.

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how it works

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the goal is to unleash the untapped
potential of academia, professionals
and students
reconnect to civic life

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Yes, you got talent!