<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Institutions contain competing purposes, factions,... > Institutions contain competing purposes, factions, competencies, and time horizons. Describing an entire government, company, movement, or public as a single mind may be rhetorically convenient, but it hides the actual points where participation can change an outcome. **Source:** [[livestreams/Building Bridges Across Systems of Power - Workbook|Building Bridges Across Systems of Power]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Institutions contain competing purposes, factions, competencies, and time horizons. Describing an entire government, company, movement, or public as a single mind may be rhetorically convenient, but it hides the actual points where participation can change an outcome.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-institutions-contain-competing-participation-change-outcome ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->