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It's here, at street level, where the city's next generation of community engagement and leadership is taking shape. "There is a new model," says Cecelia Thompson, executive director of the Guilford Green Foundation, which serves the lesbian, gay and transgender community, gesturing to a clutch of fellow 20- and 30-somethings. "This is the model sitting around the table."

Just as the city's economy is undergoing transformation, so too is Greensboro's leadership and how things get done

The new model emerging is one of consensus, in which many people — community activists, young professionals, the newly wealthy — work in collaboration.

John Alexander, who until recently ran the internationally renowned Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, calls this style "responsibility without authority."

While consensus-building is far more difficult than simply making a command decision, it ultimately makes for a more prosperous community

• The "say what?" group. When someone from the organization is asked, "So has your company developed a social media strategy?", the look of a calf staring at a new gate comes over his or her face followed by a sincere, "Say what?"
• The "Dude, bloggers rule!" group. This is obviously the fully engaged group, not only understanding transparency but living it with employee blogs and customer collaboration.
• The "Great Perplexed Majority" (with apologies to Mr. Nixon). This is the rest of us who like to think we have a clue, grasp the reality of statements like, "Companies risk brand reputation by not participating..." (p. 40), but look at the culture and wonder how in the world are we going to get there.

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As Hall's well-honed operation makes clear, the Obama campaign
has succeeded not by attracting starry-eyed followers who place
their faith in hope but by motivating committed activists who are
answering a call to national service. They're pouring their
lifeblood into this campaign, not because they are in thrall to a
cult of personality but because they're invested in the idea that
politics matter, and that their participation can turn the current
political system on its ear.

In reality, it already has. "We're seeing the last time a
top-down campaign has a chance to win it," says Trippi. "There
won't be another campaign that makes the same mistake the Clintons
made of being dependent on big donors and insiders. It's not going
to work ever again."