Stages of change/v1


 * 1) vision: there is consensus about one or more social goals
 * 2) logistics: there is a plan for achieving a subset of those goals, given adequate resources
 * 3) * the plan will need to specify what resources are needed and what actions should be taken
 * 4) * for example, "here is a law we could pass, if enough Congress members would vote for it"
 * 5) commitment: a number of people agree to commit effort towards implementing the plan
 * 6) provisioning: those who would implement the plan obtain the resources to do so
 * 7) * ...either by convincing those in power to implement it, or by a change in regime, or by some intermediate method (e.g. electing people who favor the plan, or gathering resources by some other means)
 * 8) implementation: the plan is implemented
 * 9) survival: the plan must survive attempts to subvert or reverse it

"Consensus" in this context means that a majority find something desirable and nobody has any reasonable objections to it.