A highly practical and research-based toolbox for anyone who wants to create a world with more justice, creativity, and courage.
For too long, the term insubordination has evoked negative feelings and mental images. But for ideas to evolve and societies to progress, it’s vital to cultivate rebels who are committed to challenging conventional wisdom and improving on it. Change never comes easily. And most would-be rebels lack the skills to overcome hostile audiences who cling desperately to the way things are.
Based on cutting-edge research, The Art of Insubordination is the essential guide for anyone seeking to be heard, make change, and rebel against an unhealthy status quo. Learn how to
• Resist the allure of complacency
• Discover the value of being around people who stop conforming and start deviating.
• Produce messages that influence the majority– when in the minority.
• Build mighty alliances
• Manage the discomfort when trying to rebel
• Champion ideas that run counter to traditional thinking
• Unlock the benefits of being in a group of diverse people holding divergent views
• Cultivate curiosity, courage, and independent, critical thinking in youth
Filled with engaging stories about dissenters in the trenches as well as science that will transform your thinking. The Art of Insubordination is for anyone who seeks more justice, courage, and creativity in the world.
Author(s): Todd B. Kashdan
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 288
Tags: LCSH: Conformity. | Dissenters. | Creative thinking. | Diffusion of innovations. | Persuasion (Psychology). | Interpersonal communication.
Contents
Preface: Is This Book for You?
PART I IN PRAISE OF INSUBORDINATION
1
The Critical Importance of Cartwheeling in the Library
2
The Strange Things We Do to Be Liked
How we’re wired to fit in
3
Renegades Rock
Why principled rebellion matters so much
PART II THE NON-CONFORMIST’S COOKBOOK
4
Talk Persuasively
How to win over an audience of skeptical conformists
5
Attract People Who’ve Got Your Back
How to off-load some of the pressure while defying the status quo
6
Build Mental Fortitude
How to handle the negative emotions and pangs of rejection when rebelling
7
Win Responsibly
How to prevent moral hypocrisy if and when you become the new majority
PART III HARNESSING DISOBEDIENCE
8
Engage the Outrageous
How to overcome barriers that prevent us from heeding unconventional ideas
9
Extract Wisdom from “Weirdos”
How to cultivate rebel-friendly cultures in group settings
10
Raising Insubordinate Kids
Evidence-based strategies for training the next generation of heroes in waiting
Epilogue
Whipping Up Your Next Rebellion Masterpiece
How to get started with the non-conformist’s cookbook
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index