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# Institutional literacy should make engagement more...
> Institutional literacy should make engagement more competent, not more cynical. Knowing how a system actually moves allows a participant to choose the correct office, document, coalition, standard, or timing through which a serious proposal can travel.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Open Minds, Respectful Persuasion, and Institutional Power - Workbook|Open Minds, Respectful Persuasion, and Institutional Power]]
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“Institutional literacy should make engagement more competent, not more cynical. Knowing how a system actually moves allows a participant to choose the correct office, document, coalition, standard, or timing through which a serious proposal can travel.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-institutional-literacy-should-serious-proposal-travel
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