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Definitive dictionary of power
Quote from Ali Scarlett on August 24, 2021, 3:54 pmI like the idea and definition, Lucio, and I also think we could use a more intuitive name.
The term "fair-value social marketing" has the verb "marketing" at the end of it. And, that helps with comprehension in terms of understanding the action being taken.
So, maybe we could say, "fair-value power moving" which:
- Underlines the action being taken: the social movements/behavior of the social strategist
- Highlights another important concept: not all power moves are bad
Feel free to share your thoughts (that includes anyone else reading this as well).
Yes, good point.
All names are changeable if anything better comes along.
"Power calibration" seems to better describe the concept, albeit having the same name for both would be cool indeed.
Quote from Matthew Whitewood on August 24, 2021, 4:35 pm
Interesting.
I'm thinking of something that might be more intuitive, as I'm struggling to quickly understand the message in this infographic.
The message is that one should act differently in different social circles according to the power, authority and influence that the person has.
The rooms represent the social circle, and the person right outside the room represents how he should act accordingly.
Quote from Lucio Buffalmano on August 24, 2021, 10:08 pmQuote from Ali Scarlett on August 24, 2021, 3:54 pmI like the idea and definition, Lucio, and I also think we could use a more intuitive name.
The term "fair-value social marketing" has the verb "marketing" at the end of it. And, that helps with comprehension in terms of understanding the action being taken.
So, maybe we could say, "fair-value power moving" which:
- Underlines the action being taken: the social movements/behavior of the social strategist
- Highlights another important concept: not all power moves are bad
Feel free to share your thoughts (that includes anyone else reading this as well).
Yes, good point.
All names are changeable if anything better comes along.
"Power calibration" seems to better describe the concept, albeit having the same name for both would be cool indeed.
Ah, yes, even better. We could call it "fair-value power calibrating".
And, that sounds like a great name to go beside "fair-value social marketing" :).
Quote from Matthew Whitewood on August 24, 2021, 11:08 pmThe message is that one should act differently in different social circles according to the power, authority and influence that the person has.
The rooms represent the social circle, and the person right outside the room represents how he should act accordingly.
Yeah, I kinda get that.
The question I was asking myself: if someone looks at the infographic only, can he somehow glean the meaning?
Or, alternatively, if someone goes back to the lesson in the future after he's ready, could he look at the infographic and skip the text, and be immediately reminded of the concept?
I'm not sure this was "simple enough" for that.
Ingenious, absolutely, but my initial gut reaction was to look for something simpler.
I re-did this from another angle of wearing the right power mask.
You can wear the high-power mask (leader), the confident team player people look up to, or the more respectful subordinate.
Thank you Matthew!
I ended up using your infographic in the new lesson.
I am comfortable if you tell me directly that the poster didn't seem good initially.
At the same time, I also understand that may lead to a longer exchange, more communication overhead.
I think our approach to discussing ideas is important so wanted to bring this up and ask for your thoughts.
Otherwise, glad that we managed to get this concept to an infographic!
Wanted to bump some feedback on two dictionary terms from this thread:
Status Inflating
Quote from Ali Scarlett on June 4, 2021, 11:52 pm#1. Status Inflating
I think that, oftentimes, a woman's status is tied to how she's perceived within the Madonna/whore dichotomy. When I was growing up, I noticed that the more a woman was viewed as a whore, the lower her status would fall. And, I think that the same effect can happen in this example above, where a woman can actually increase her own social status (and personal value) artificially by framing herself as being more Madonna.
One way she can play the "good girl" (i.e. the Madonna) is by playing the "I'm different" game (i.e. I'm different from all the other whores out there).
The problem is, the definition in the dictionary doesn't account for this which leads me to feel that I could be wrong on this point. The dictionary states:
Inflater, status â„¢: in social and power dynamics, status inflaters use lies and exaggerations to artificially increase their social status and personal value.
The dictionary notes lies and exaggerations, yet leaves out power games.
A possible adjustment:
Inflater, status â„¢: in social and power dynamics, status inflaters use lies, exaggerations, and power games to artificially increase their social status and personal value.
Power Scalping in Absentia
Quote from Ali Scarlett on June 4, 2021, 11:52 pm#2. Power Scalping in Absentia
The dictionary notes:
Power scalping in absentia: just like social climbing in absentia, it consists of using people who are not physically present as social pegs to look more powerful and dominant
Here are my points of confusion.
1.) Conflicting information
The "Social Exchanges: The Economics of Social Success" lesson says, "Trying to climb status and power hierarchies is normal. But, the value-taking social climbers do so by pushing others down."
So, it says that social climbing is normal and that value-taking social climbing is what one needs to watch out for. But, this definition above implies that all social climbing consists of pushing people down (in this particular term, pushing people down who are not present).
For clarity, it might better to update the definition to say, "...just like nasty/value-taking social climbing in absentia...".
2.) Power is tied to status, so why not say that in the definition?
The course teaches that one's status is tied to their social power. Yet, this definition leaves out that power scalping can increase an individual's status.
So, a good adjustment might be to say, "...it consists of using people who are not physically present as social pegs to look more powerful, high-status, and/or dominant."
This could also be a great way of keeping the definitions consistent since the power scalping definition already says, "...in social and power dynamics, it [power scalping] consists of exploiting and capitalizing on any social opportunity to acquire more status or power."
A possible adjustment:
- Power scalping in absentia: just like nasty/value-taking social climbing in absentia, it consists of using people who are not physically present as social pegs to look more powerful, high-status, and dominant
Feel free to share your thoughts below.
Thank you Ali!
Agreed and amended as per your suggestions.
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Several of the definitions had more the goal of noting down the concept, than truly nailing down a perfect definition.
As power dynamics advanced quick, I felt it makes more think to write down quickly and refine the concept later, than trying to make it perfect.
So dictionary update is another project coming up.
And any update until there it will be its own mico-project, super helpful.
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