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It works like a current, not a currency-and it is most forceful when it surges. It is open, participatory, and peer-driven.

But our ubiquitous connectivity makes possible a different kind of power. This "old power" was out of reach for the vast majority of people. Why do some leap ahead while others fall behind in our chaotic, connected age? In New Power, Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms confront the biggest stories of our time-the rise of mega-platforms like Facebook and Uber the out-of-nowhere victories of Obama and Trump the unexpected emergence of movements like #MeToo-and reveal what's really behind them: the rise of "new power."įor most of human history, the rules of power were clear: power was something to be seized and then jealously guarded. In this indispensable guide to navigating the twenty-first century, two visionary thinkers reveal the unexpected ways power is changing-and how "new power" is reshaping politics, business, and life.