Welcome to the forty-eighth edition of '3-2-1 by Story Rules'.
A newsletter recommending good examples of storytelling across:
Let's dive in.
An interesting perspective on listening: tune out the storytelling techniques used to make a message engaging and persuasive, and instead try to listen to the core underlying message.
This thread has some great responses on how folks are using ChatGPT - most are focused on research and writing applications.
I liked the one about rewriting for a different audience.
Fascinating. Great analogy.
a. Why hasn't populism done more harm? By Janan Ganesh (FT)
Thought provoking piece on how authoritarian leaders are able to get away with some reduction in civil liberties, given the economc growth they preside over.
This part is ominous:
b. 'Nikki, Nimarata, Nimbra – How whiteness is Trump card' by Arnab Ray
Being an Indian-origin conservative in America is not easy. Ask Vivek Ramaswamy or Nikki Haley.
Well, I guess being a foreigner in any country could be difficult if you wish to rise to the senior-most leadership position. I mean could you imagine an Indian-origin Hindu becoming the Prime Minister of the UK or a Catholic woman from Italy leading our oldest political party and almost becoming Prime Minister of India?
Well.
Arnab Ray breaks down the challenges faced by Indian-Americans to rise to power in the US.
Despite all this, kudos to the US for being so open to immigrant leaders (despite all the rhetoric). I can't think of too many countries where this can happen.
a. 'The Reformers' Episode 28 of 'Everything is Everything' by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah
In this fascinating video conversation, podcasting God Amit Varma (who now has an arresting YouTube show called 'Everthing is Everything' with economist Ajay Shah) does a deep-dive into stories of behind-the-scenes heroes (and some known famous personalities) who enabled massive transformations in India's economic policies.
Think known folks like PV Narasimha Rao, Manmohan Singh, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, to unknown names like KPS Krishnan and Balbir Singh.
India's 1991 reform story was several years (decades) in the making - and this conversation reveals fascinating anecdotes about some of the people who made it happen.
This story about Mr KPS Krishnan (from a later time period) is a great one:
Bonus: Read this lovely post by Amit on the difference between 'Insiders and Outsiders' when it comes to policy and systemic change.
That's all from this week's edition.
Ravi
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