You Are Not So Smart

274 - Cascades - Greg Satell

Nov 27, 2023

01:10:40

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Greg Satell, a communication expert, discusses the concept of cascades and how small changes can lead to significant consequences. He explores the principles of cascades, the influence of weak ties, and the importance of clusters and connections. Satell also emphasizes the value of generosity in innovation, the mobilization of stakeholders for change, and the emergence of resistance in successful change efforts.

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Change is not just about getting people to understand an idea; it's about addressing their resistance and finding ways to overcome it.

Understanding cascades helps us comprehend how ideas, behaviors, and innovations spread rapidly through groups.

Recognizing and understanding individual thresholds for conformity is crucial in creating strategies to mobilize and drive change effectively.

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Understanding Change and Overcoming Resistance

Change is about overcoming resistance because any time you set out to achieve anything significant, make any sort of significant impact, there's always going to be people who aren't going to like it. The change movements that succeed plan for resistance and work to undermine their goals. Change is not just about getting people to understand an idea; it's about addressing their resistance and finding ways to overcome it.

The Cascade Effect: How Conformity Spreads in a Riot

01:36

The Nonlinear Nature of Change and Empowering Supporters

04:04

The Information Deficit Model: When Facts Alone Are Not Enough

01:24

5 Reasons People Resist

01:37

Introduction

2min

Overcoming Resistance to Change

7min

The Concept of Cascades

32min

Clusters, Connections, and Cascading Viral Behavior

4min

Finding One Source of Truth for Your Business

3min

The Importance of Generosity in Innovation

21min

Mobilizing Stakeholders for Change and the Importance of Allies and Institutions

2min

The Emergence of Resistance and Planning for Change

6min

In this episode we sit down with Greg Satell, a communication expert whose book, Cascades, details how rapid, widespread change can sweep across groups of people big and small, and how understanding the psychological mechanisms at play in such moments can help anyone looking to create change in a family, institution, or even nation, prepare for the inevitable resistance they will face.

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