There are some sites which really do have that WOW! factor and make you say, “wish I’d thought of this first”. ChangeThis is just such a site. In a nutshell the site works like this: people (anyone) submit manifesto proposal on any subject; the editorial board identifies what might be of interest and, once selected, the general public then vote on which one should be written up into a full manifesto (proposals are made up of 300 words). Once your proposal is selected, you write it up and ChangeThis will create a smart pdf document ready for site visitors to download – for FREE!.
So, as a visitor, you could be getting great pdf downloads from some of the most important business, political or ‘green’ thinkers, for FREE and as a manifesto writer you are getting your thoughts out to a huge global audience.
The inspiration for the site came from Seth Godin and was developed by Amit Gupta, Catherine Hickey, Noah Weiss, Phoebe Espiritu and Michelle Sriwongtong in the summer of 2004.
The following have all had their manifestos printed on the site:
- Tom Peters
- Amnesty International
- Malcolm Gladwell
- Seth Godin
- Al Gore
and here are some of the latest manifestos:
- The Hughtrain Hugh MacLeod | You’ve read the Cluetrain, now HUGH MACLEOD brings you The Hughtrain.
- Beginner’s Guide to Business Blogging Debbie Weil | *** FREE For 15 Days Only! *** The what, why, and how of business blogging, by business blog expert, Debbie Weil.
- Two Tomatoes SectionZ | Ever wonder if locally-grown produce is actually better?
It’s quite a ‘democratic’ way of spreading knowledge, in that anyone can write a proposal, which can be voted on (only once) by visitors to the site and this, in turn, can be read and forwarded to anyone on the web. Simply Brilliant!
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