TED-ED: How to understand power - Eric Liu

The video tutorial explores the concept of power, its significance, and its role in civic life. It identifies six main sources of civic power: physical force, wealth, state action, social norms, ideas, and numbers. The tutorial also explains three laws of power: it is never static, it flows like water, and it compounds. Finally, it provides guidance on how to become more powerful in public life by learning to read and write power, emphasizing the importance of character in wielding power responsibly.

What role do social norms play in the exercise of power?

How does the text suggest one should approach the question of power's purpose?

What is the relationship between power and character as described in the lesson?