Board 8 > We need more leaders who use mimes.

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meisnewbie
08/31/11 10:06:00 AM
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http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/03.11/01-mockus.html

People were desperate for a change, for a moral leader of some sort. The eccentric Mockus, who communicates through symbols, humor, and metaphors, filled the role. When many hated the disordered and disorderly city of Bogotá, he wore a Superman costume and acted as a superhero called "Supercitizen." People laughed at Mockus' antics, but the laughter began to break the ice of their extreme skepticism.

Mockus, the only son of a Lithuanian artist, burst onto the Colombian political scene in 1993 when, faced with a rowdy auditorium of the school of arts' students, he dropped his pants and mooned them to gain quiet.

One time, he asked citizens to put their power to use with 350,000 "thumbs-up" and "thumbs-down" cards that his office distributed to the populace. The cards were meant to approve or disapprove of other citizens' behavior; it was a device that many people actively - and peacefully - used in the streets.

Another innovative idea was to use mimes to improve both traffic and citizens' behavior. Initially 20 professional mimes shadowed pedestrians who didn't follow crossing rules: A pedestrian running across the road would be tracked by a mime who mocked his every move. Mimes also poked fun at reckless drivers. The program was so popular that another 400 people were trained as mimes.

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Aecioo
08/31/11 10:16:00 AM
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This is pretty awesome. All of it.

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meisnewbie
08/31/11 10:32:00 PM
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Maybe we should hire 200 more versions of ulti to mock people

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Raka_Putra
08/31/11 10:41:00 PM
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Amazing leader.

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