Your dent : the power of your own meaning -- Starts with you -- Discovering yours -- Co-denters : the power of meaningful relationships -- Find your people -- Common purpose, not commonalities -- Without trust, you don¿t scale -- Denting : acting as one, meaningfully -- Galvanizing many to care (enough to act) -- Commission to own it -- Unlocking onlyness -- Powerful beyond measure -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

"If you're like most people, you wish you had the ability to make a difference, but you don't have the credentials, or a seat at the table, can't get past the gatekeepers, and aren't high enough in any hierarchy to get your ideas heard. In The Power of Onlyness, Nilofer Merchant, one of the world's top-ranked business thinkers, reveals that, in fact, we have now reached an unprecedented moment of opportunity for your ideas to 'make a dent' on the world. Now that the Internet has liberated ideas to spread through networks instead of hierarchies, power is no longer determined by your status, but by 'onlyness'--that spot in the world only you stand in, a function of your distinct history and experiences, visions and hopes. If you build upon your signature ingredient of purpose and connect with those who are equally passionate, you have a lever by which to move the world. This new ability is already within your grasp, but to command it, you need to know how to meaningfully mobilize others around your ideas. Through inspirational and instructive stories, Merchant reveals proven strategies to unleash the centrifugal force of a new idea, no matter how weird or wild it may seem"--Amazon.com