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Storygridding The Tipping Point

The Ending Payoff Spreadsheet of The Tipping Point

Shawn Coyne

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A feel good celebration of mass behavior?

Not even close.

There is not a Hush Puppy or Muppet to be found in this crucial last section of Gladwell's book.  Instead, Gladwell elegantly deconstructs how negative tipping points happen...specifically how suicide is a remarkably contagious behavior.  The final payoff of Gladwell's book is a warning.  A sobering one too...

 

The Ending Payoff Story Grid Spreadsheet for The Tipping Point

The Ending Payoff Story Grid Spreadsheet for The Tipping Point

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Shawn Coyne

Written for Story Grid: the methodology Shawn Coyne built from 35+ years as an editor and publisher, and the craft library Story Grid has published since.

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