Brian Hooks on "Believe in People"
<p>As we look around the country and the world, we see towering barriers are holding millions of people back, and institutions that should help everyone rise that are not doing the job.&nbsp;We see crumbling communities and one-size fits all education. Businesses rig the economy. Public policy stifles opportunity and emboldens the extremes.&nbsp;As a result, this country is quickly heading toward a two-tiered society.</p><br><p>People are looking for a better way.</p><br><p>In the new book, “Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for the Top-Down World,” authors Brian Hooks and Charles Koch contend that today’s challenges call for nothing short of a paradigm shift – away from a top-down approach that sees people as problems to be managed, toward bottom-up solutions that empower&nbsp;<em>everyone</em>&nbsp;to realize their potential and foster a more inclusive society.</p><br><p>Such a shift starts by asking: What would it mean to truly believe in people?</p><br><p>In this episode, we speak with Brian Hooks, CEO of Stand Together and co-author of “Believe in People.” In the book, Hooks and Koch maintain that the only way to solve the really big problems – from poverty and addiction to harmful business practices and destructive public policy – is for each and every one of us to find and take action in our unique role as part of the solution.</p><br><p><a href="https://standtogether.org/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Hooks - Stand Together</a></p><br><p><a href="https://believeinpeoplebook.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Believe in People - Charles Koch &amp; Brian Hooks</a></p><br><p><a href="https://acton.swoogo.com/businessmatters21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register for Business Matters 2021</a></p><br><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/acton-institute-events" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Acton Institute Events podcast</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
As we look around the country and the world, we see towering barriers are holding millions of people back, and institutions that should help everyone rise that are not doing the job. We see crumbling communities and one-size fits all education. Businesses rig the economy. Public policy stifles opportunity and emboldens the extremes. As a result, this country is quickly heading toward a two-tiered society.
People are looking for a better way.
In the new book, “Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for the Top-Down World,” authors Brian Hooks and Charles Koch contend that today’s challenges call for nothing short of a paradigm shift – away from a top-down approach that sees people as problems to be managed, toward bottom-up solutions that empower everyone to realize their potential and foster a more inclusive society.
Such a shift starts by asking: What would it mean to truly believe in people?
In this episode, we speak with Brian Hooks, CEO of Stand Together and co-author of “Believe in People.” In the book, Hooks and Koch maintain that the only way to solve the really big problems – from poverty and addiction to harmful business practices and destructive public policy – is for each and every one of us to find and take action in our unique role as part of the solution.
Believe in People - Charles Koch & Brian Hooks
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