Sho Walker-Konno
@shokon.bsky.social
💼Comms coach for activists.
ℹ️Work, resources, and videos about progressive communications at http://showalkerkonno.com
📍Amsterdam, NL. He/Him
ℹ️Work, resources, and videos about progressive communications at http://showalkerkonno.com
📍Amsterdam, NL. He/Him
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Sho Walker-Konno
@shokon.bsky.social
· Nov 18
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Some videos about comms based on my work with activists around the world.
1): Progressives sometimes despair that right-wing populists are just better at communications. I disagree - let’s take a tour of conservative communications cock-ups to learn from their mistakes.
youtube.com/watch?v=wQiA...
1): Progressives sometimes despair that right-wing populists are just better at communications. I disagree - let’s take a tour of conservative communications cock-ups to learn from their mistakes.
youtube.com/watch?v=wQiA...
The best Harvard Business review article I've ever seen?
Side-by-side test of a 'good' strategy visualisation slide vs a 'bad' one of the same strategy. Both still pretty basic design most people could pull off in G-Slides.
By João Cotter Salvado and Freek Vermeulen. via @firetail.bsky.social
Side-by-side test of a 'good' strategy visualisation slide vs a 'bad' one of the same strategy. Both still pretty basic design most people could pull off in G-Slides.
By João Cotter Salvado and Freek Vermeulen. via @firetail.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The best Harvard Business review article I've ever seen?
Side-by-side test of a 'good' strategy visualisation slide vs a 'bad' one of the same strategy. Both still pretty basic design most people could pull off in G-Slides.
By João Cotter Salvado and Freek Vermeulen. via @firetail.bsky.social
Side-by-side test of a 'good' strategy visualisation slide vs a 'bad' one of the same strategy. Both still pretty basic design most people could pull off in G-Slides.
By João Cotter Salvado and Freek Vermeulen. via @firetail.bsky.social
How to measure something as complex (and hyped) as 'narrative change'? Concise article on latest thinking:
- 3 'buckets' (Culture, StratComms, Organising) & how they blend
- 4 steps to start with (most only do #1 & #2)
- 4 principles ("Focus on contribution > attribution")
ssir.org/articles/ent...
- 3 'buckets' (Culture, StratComms, Organising) & how they blend
- 4 steps to start with (most only do #1 & #2)
- 4 principles ("Focus on contribution > attribution")
ssir.org/articles/ent...
How to Measure Narrative Change (SSIR)
Organizations committed to social change through storytelling can use this four-part framework to design and evaluate their narrative strategies.
ssir.org
May 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
How to measure something as complex (and hyped) as 'narrative change'? Concise article on latest thinking:
- 3 'buckets' (Culture, StratComms, Organising) & how they blend
- 4 steps to start with (most only do #1 & #2)
- 4 principles ("Focus on contribution > attribution")
ssir.org/articles/ent...
- 3 'buckets' (Culture, StratComms, Organising) & how they blend
- 4 steps to start with (most only do #1 & #2)
- 4 principles ("Focus on contribution > attribution")
ssir.org/articles/ent...
In another case of "actually quite good comms by EU leadership?!"
This disinformation 'factcheck' post is:
✅ Lighthearted
✅ References the lie without repeating it
✅ Ascribes motivation to the liars to help innoculate Vs future disinformation
✅ Squeezes in proactive message
This disinformation 'factcheck' post is:
✅ Lighthearted
✅ References the lie without repeating it
✅ Ascribes motivation to the liars to help innoculate Vs future disinformation
✅ Squeezes in proactive message
May 12, 2025 at 6:53 AM
In another case of "actually quite good comms by EU leadership?!"
This disinformation 'factcheck' post is:
✅ Lighthearted
✅ References the lie without repeating it
✅ Ascribes motivation to the liars to help innoculate Vs future disinformation
✅ Squeezes in proactive message
This disinformation 'factcheck' post is:
✅ Lighthearted
✅ References the lie without repeating it
✅ Ascribes motivation to the liars to help innoculate Vs future disinformation
✅ Squeezes in proactive message
Great blog for people like me and most of the orgs I work with who worry about compromised US tech services but feel: "well, even if it's not legal, at least you'd be wrong with everyone else".
Along with very practical steps and Martijn's own experience this gives a lot of reassurance its possible
Along with very practical steps and Martijn's own experience this gives a lot of reassurance its possible
In my last article I briefly mentioned a preference for European services. To elaborate, I posted the article: martijnhols.nl/blog/moving-...
It's a bit off-topic for my blog. After the upcoming "hug of death" article, I'll circle back to front-end/React based stuff.
It's a bit off-topic for my blog. After the upcoming "hug of death" article, I'll circle back to front-end/React based stuff.
Moving away from US cloud services by Martijn Hols
Relying on US cloud services poses legal and political risks for EU users, so I'm moving away from US cloud services. Here's how and why I did it.
martijnhols.nl
March 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Great blog for people like me and most of the orgs I work with who worry about compromised US tech services but feel: "well, even if it's not legal, at least you'd be wrong with everyone else".
Along with very practical steps and Martijn's own experience this gives a lot of reassurance its possible
Along with very practical steps and Martijn's own experience this gives a lot of reassurance its possible
Politics of arms-races aside, I am unequivocably in favour of EU figures using original and (you've got to hand it to VDL) baddass heavy-metal language.
Is "steel porcupine" literally Freudian? Can't find any other reference. @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social
www.freud.org.uk/collections/...
Is "steel porcupine" literally Freudian? Can't find any other reference. @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social
www.freud.org.uk/collections/...
March 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Politics of arms-races aside, I am unequivocably in favour of EU figures using original and (you've got to hand it to VDL) baddass heavy-metal language.
Is "steel porcupine" literally Freudian? Can't find any other reference. @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social
www.freud.org.uk/collections/...
Is "steel porcupine" literally Freudian? Can't find any other reference. @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social
www.freud.org.uk/collections/...
151 years ago John Stuart Mill had a response to "natural = better" that works equally well for conservative anti-gender, survival-of-the-fittest arguments as it does for your in-laws' opinions on groceries & medicines.
Great shout by @amandaruggeri.bsky.social www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Great shout by @amandaruggeri.bsky.social www.bbc.com/future/artic...
February 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
151 years ago John Stuart Mill had a response to "natural = better" that works equally well for conservative anti-gender, survival-of-the-fittest arguments as it does for your in-laws' opinions on groceries & medicines.
Great shout by @amandaruggeri.bsky.social www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Great shout by @amandaruggeri.bsky.social www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Reposted by Sho Walker-Konno
A few years ago, we worked with NEON, @350.org, and a bunch of grassroots groups across the UK on Framing Climate Justice. We wanted to work out how to communicate about climate change in ways that would lead to wide-scale action, and stay grounded in racial justice values
framingclimatejustice.org
framingclimatejustice.org
Home | Framing Climate Justice
A 12-month project bringing together organisers from across the climate movement to tell the stories that matter, and strengthen our movement in the fight for justice.
framingclimatejustice.org
February 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A few years ago, we worked with NEON, @350.org, and a bunch of grassroots groups across the UK on Framing Climate Justice. We wanted to work out how to communicate about climate change in ways that would lead to wide-scale action, and stay grounded in racial justice values
framingclimatejustice.org
framingclimatejustice.org
Exhibit #749 of 'making life easier for minorities eventually makes life easier for all of us': the only images anyone can 'see' today on BlueSky are the ones with Alt Text.
February 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Exhibit #749 of 'making life easier for minorities eventually makes life easier for all of us': the only images anyone can 'see' today on BlueSky are the ones with Alt Text.
Why is "the world's worst humanitarian disaster" (150k dead, 11million displaced) getting even less than usual media coverage?
Summary of brutally honest & practical journalist feedback for NGOs by @markgalloway.bsky.social for @bondngo.bsky.social.
I'd add...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/01...
Summary of brutally honest & practical journalist feedback for NGOs by @markgalloway.bsky.social for @bondngo.bsky.social.
I'd add...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/01...
Sudan – the media challenge | Bond
Earlier this week, the International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) hosted a discussion between journalists and charity directors with the aim of increasing media coverage of Sudan. IBT Director, Mark Gallo...
www.bond.org.uk
January 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Why is "the world's worst humanitarian disaster" (150k dead, 11million displaced) getting even less than usual media coverage?
Summary of brutally honest & practical journalist feedback for NGOs by @markgalloway.bsky.social for @bondngo.bsky.social.
I'd add...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/01...
Summary of brutally honest & practical journalist feedback for NGOs by @markgalloway.bsky.social for @bondngo.bsky.social.
I'd add...
www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/01...
Reposted by Sho Walker-Konno
A Dutch court today ruled that Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s government must ramp up efforts to cut nitrogen pollution in protected nature areas, handing Greenpeace Netherlands a significant legal win.
Dutch government ordered to cut nitrogen pollution — or face €10M fine
Greenpeace’s victory means that PM Dick Schoof must achieve emission-reduction targets by 2030 or face the penalty.
www.politico.eu
January 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A Dutch court today ruled that Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s government must ramp up efforts to cut nitrogen pollution in protected nature areas, handing Greenpeace Netherlands a significant legal win.
Reposted by Sho Walker-Konno
👏 Fantastic BBC Wales documentary tonight following a brave undercover journalist infiltrating the vile Patriotic Alternative group.
Also includes a shout-out for @hopenothate.org.uk from a PA activist who lost his job at HMRC after we exposed his violent racism:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Also includes a shout-out for @hopenothate.org.uk from a PA activist who lost his job at HMRC after we exposed his violent racism:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
January 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
👏 Fantastic BBC Wales documentary tonight following a brave undercover journalist infiltrating the vile Patriotic Alternative group.
Also includes a shout-out for @hopenothate.org.uk from a PA activist who lost his job at HMRC after we exposed his violent racism:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Also includes a shout-out for @hopenothate.org.uk from a PA activist who lost his job at HMRC after we exposed his violent racism:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Reposted by Sho Walker-Konno
"The old world is dying & the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters" Gramsci more relevant than ever! I developed a power mapping tool based on Gramscian hegemony with academic & activist colleagues. We could see neoliberal democracy coming apart / losing its hold...
January 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"The old world is dying & the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters" Gramsci more relevant than ever! I developed a power mapping tool based on Gramscian hegemony with academic & activist colleagues. We could see neoliberal democracy coming apart / losing its hold...
Social media firms' advertising strategy in the EU:
🇳🇱 In the Netherlands (ban on phones in school just started nationwide) Instagram's ad emphasises "strongest, in-built protection for teenage accounts"
🇪🇺 In the Brussels bubble's favourite newsletter, TikTok (despite imminent US ban) very similar
🇳🇱 In the Netherlands (ban on phones in school just started nationwide) Instagram's ad emphasises "strongest, in-built protection for teenage accounts"
🇪🇺 In the Brussels bubble's favourite newsletter, TikTok (despite imminent US ban) very similar
![Billboard poster by Instagram: [Dutch] "Instagram tieneraccounts hebben onze sterkste, ingebouwde bescherming" [English] "Teenage Instagram accounts have our strongest, in-built protection"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ptuvhkrofjmpd4qclabatf2v/bafkreifmpd6vkylarupkqr7nq3k4evz5mr43zax6k53uzbnub3aexqqrcm@jpeg)
January 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Social media firms' advertising strategy in the EU:
🇳🇱 In the Netherlands (ban on phones in school just started nationwide) Instagram's ad emphasises "strongest, in-built protection for teenage accounts"
🇪🇺 In the Brussels bubble's favourite newsletter, TikTok (despite imminent US ban) very similar
🇳🇱 In the Netherlands (ban on phones in school just started nationwide) Instagram's ad emphasises "strongest, in-built protection for teenage accounts"
🇪🇺 In the Brussels bubble's favourite newsletter, TikTok (despite imminent US ban) very similar
Its become unfashionable/naive to say it, but democracy is still the 'least worst' way of protecting a revolution.
A very timely study from @kbclarke.bsky.social @annemeng.bsky.social @jackpaine.bsky.social analyses 84 times a regime has been overthrown since 1900...
osf.io/preprints/os...
A very timely study from @kbclarke.bsky.social @annemeng.bsky.social @jackpaine.bsky.social analyses 84 times a regime has been overthrown since 1900...
osf.io/preprints/os...
December 13, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Its become unfashionable/naive to say it, but democracy is still the 'least worst' way of protecting a revolution.
A very timely study from @kbclarke.bsky.social @annemeng.bsky.social @jackpaine.bsky.social analyses 84 times a regime has been overthrown since 1900...
osf.io/preprints/os...
A very timely study from @kbclarke.bsky.social @annemeng.bsky.social @jackpaine.bsky.social analyses 84 times a regime has been overthrown since 1900...
osf.io/preprints/os...
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This is a great shame, particularly given disruptive climate protests generate support for more moderate groups.
shorturl.at/SJOoE
shorturl.at/SJOoE
December 11, 2024 at 8:37 AM
This is a great shame, particularly given disruptive climate protests generate support for more moderate groups.
shorturl.at/SJOoE
shorturl.at/SJOoE
We can and must take back control of renewable energy, because democratic public ownership is the only way to get to where the world needs to go. And it'll be faster, fairer, greener, and cheaper for us individually on the way.
Some snippets from a mini-framing investigation alongside this report ⬇️
Some snippets from a mini-framing investigation alongside this report ⬇️
🚨NEW REPORT reveals why public energy is the key to ending fossil fuel dependency and building a just, renewable future. www.tni.org/en/publicati...
Reclaiming Energy | Transnational Institute
What if energy could be reclaimed as a global public good, free from profit-driven systems and rooted in justice? The Reclaiming Energy report offers systemic solutions to the climate crisis, advocati...
www.tni.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:40 PM
We can and must take back control of renewable energy, because democratic public ownership is the only way to get to where the world needs to go. And it'll be faster, fairer, greener, and cheaper for us individually on the way.
Some snippets from a mini-framing investigation alongside this report ⬇️
Some snippets from a mini-framing investigation alongside this report ⬇️
Iceland's snap election is Saturday. Predictably parties are trying an anti "vók" (woke) gambit, but LGBTI group @samtokin78.bsky.social has quickly gathered feminists and also mainstream children's rights groups like UNICEF & Save the Children in a joint statement: "We will not let this pass"...
November 27, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Iceland's snap election is Saturday. Predictably parties are trying an anti "vók" (woke) gambit, but LGBTI group @samtokin78.bsky.social has quickly gathered feminists and also mainstream children's rights groups like UNICEF & Save the Children in a joint statement: "We will not let this pass"...
I have the fortune/misfortune to encounter a lot of 'activism-adjacent' artists and the unsaid 2nd half of this sentence is "art is not about politics or solving problems - that would be too much more effort than just appropriating a 'political vibe' to make my art seem more topical"
This is enraging, like a ball of heat in the middle of my chest. What the everloving fuck. Give that man a portion of the sale, what the fuck is wrong with you
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/n...
November 27, 2024 at 2:32 PM
I have the fortune/misfortune to encounter a lot of 'activism-adjacent' artists and the unsaid 2nd half of this sentence is "art is not about politics or solving problems - that would be too much more effort than just appropriating a 'political vibe' to make my art seem more topical"
Cool session on something everyone says they need but don't talk enough about details: social movement + NGO collaboration.
Lineup of movement researchers, @amnestyuk.bsky.social campaigners, activists and political scientists from Africa, Latin America & Europe.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Lineup of movement researchers, @amnestyuk.bsky.social campaigners, activists and political scientists from Africa, Latin America & Europe.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Collaborative Synergy: Harnessing the Power of Social Movements and NGOs Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the me...
Partnerships between social movements and NGOs hold immense potential for social change. By leveraging their strengths, fostering mutual empowerment, and addressing key challenges, collaborative partn...
us02web.zoom.us
November 21, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Cool session on something everyone says they need but don't talk enough about details: social movement + NGO collaboration.
Lineup of movement researchers, @amnestyuk.bsky.social campaigners, activists and political scientists from Africa, Latin America & Europe.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Lineup of movement researchers, @amnestyuk.bsky.social campaigners, activists and political scientists from Africa, Latin America & Europe.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Some videos about comms based on my work with activists around the world.
1): Progressives sometimes despair that right-wing populists are just better at communications. I disagree - let’s take a tour of conservative communications cock-ups to learn from their mistakes.
youtube.com/watch?v=wQiA...
1): Progressives sometimes despair that right-wing populists are just better at communications. I disagree - let’s take a tour of conservative communications cock-ups to learn from their mistakes.
youtube.com/watch?v=wQiA...
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November 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Some videos about comms based on my work with activists around the world.
1): Progressives sometimes despair that right-wing populists are just better at communications. I disagree - let’s take a tour of conservative communications cock-ups to learn from their mistakes.
youtube.com/watch?v=wQiA...
1): Progressives sometimes despair that right-wing populists are just better at communications. I disagree - let’s take a tour of conservative communications cock-ups to learn from their mistakes.
youtube.com/watch?v=wQiA...
I took MEA on one of my last flights out of Beirut, and I remember how much everyday conversation centred on the last remaining airlines serving Ebola-era Freetown, and post-Kony northern Uganda.
Strong potential for a Le Carre-style novel in this.
Strong potential for a Le Carre-style novel in this.
Great piece on Lebanon’s airline. The only time I flew them the in-flight film was about their history, with happy old pilots reminiscing: “We bought some new planes! We were so proud! Then they were bombed/hijacked/stolen. So we bought some new planes! Then, believe it or not…”
on.ft.com/4fuLbjK
on.ft.com/4fuLbjK
‘The most badass airline on the planet’: Lebanon’s carrier flies through war
Middle East Airlines is only operator serving the country in midst of Israeli bombardment and fighting with Hizbollah
on.ft.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:15 PM
I took MEA on one of my last flights out of Beirut, and I remember how much everyday conversation centred on the last remaining airlines serving Ebola-era Freetown, and post-Kony northern Uganda.
Strong potential for a Le Carre-style novel in this.
Strong potential for a Le Carre-style novel in this.