Comments on: The Power of the Marginal, Innovation, and the Strength of Failure http://yda.org/blog/post/278 The Young Democrats of America Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:40:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michael Connery http://yda.org/blog/post/278/comment-page-1#comment-472 Michael Connery Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:42:43 +0000 http://yda.org/blog/?p=278#comment-472 <p>This is right-on, Kevin. I actually think that in 2004, the greatest thing of value was the simple fact that SO many new people came into the process and started so many new, unique organizations, that we had a glut of new best (and worst) practices from which to learn.</p> <p>That ethos was similarly present among funders. Alas, that doesn’t seem to be as much the case this time around.</p> <p>Nevertheless, your point is an excellent one.</p> This is right-on, Kevin. I actually think that in 2004, the greatest thing of value was the simple fact that SO many new people came into the process and started so many new, unique organizations, that we had a glut of new best (and worst) practices from which to learn.

That ethos was similarly present among funders. Alas, that doesn’t seem to be as much the case this time around.

Nevertheless, your point is an excellent one.

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