Power-Up Your Impact
Navigate Real-World Power Challenges
Power is all around us, and understanding how to use it effectively can help you create positive change. In this activity, you'll explore real-world scenarios and discover how different expressions of power can help you navigate challenges.
Seven Expressions of Power
Social Power
Mass engagement, social media, networks, communities, and groups
Narrative Power
Telling one's own story (community, issues, individual, etc.)
Political Power
Civic engagement, elected officials, shared political assessment and alignment
Governing Power
The ability to influence decision makers and create, shape, and influence agendas on all levels
Relational Power
The ability to leverage relationships to persuade an outcome
Disruptive Power
The ability to disrupt 'business as usual' to make an intervention
Economic Power
The ability to mobilize money, capital, and resources