Innovations for adapting public narrative pedagogy to practice in electoral campaigns [Leading Change Network LCN Learning Document]

Innovations for adapting public narrative pedagogy to practice in electoral campaigns [Leading Change Network LCN Learning Document]

Leading Change Network

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Articles
Region

Global
Practice

Public narrative
Language

English

Learnings and adaptations of the story of self, us and now for the US electoral campaigns by Leading Change Network.

This document captures innovations in teaching public narrative to organizing staff and volunteers in a US Presidential primary by Roohi Rustum and her team, Ryan Steele and Claris Chang. This document was created by LCN Volunteers Jessica Li and Mike Perry.

Three innovations:

#1 Teach from the familiar to the unfamiliar
#2 Remove authority dynamic and resulting resistance
#3 Ground ranking in heart rather than head

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Learnings and adaptations of the story of self, us and now for the US electoral campaigns

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Year: 2025
Author: Leading Change Network
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Topics : Political and electoral organizing
Regions : Global

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