# Many Voices Can Reach Needs No Single Teacher Can by Bryant McGill > “Decentralized thought leadership reaches people no single teacher can. Someone who has lived through a house fire, an illness, or a loss can comfort others in ways a famous speaker cannot. Many voices together serve a wider range of needs.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *From Audience to Author With Tools for Participatory Publishing - Livestream (Oct 2017)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/From Audience to Author With Tools for Participatory Publishing - Livestream|From Audience to Author With Tools for Participatory Publishing - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. - **Conceptual context:** People with different histories carry knowledge suited to different needs. A network of situated voices can therefore reach experiences and communities that one general teacher cannot fully serve. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/From Audience to Author With Tools for Participatory Publishing - Livestream|From Audience to Author With Tools for Participatory Publishing - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Decentralized Thought Leadership|Decentralized Thought Leadership]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Decentralized thought leadership reaches people no single teacher can. Someone who has lived through a house fire, an illness, or a loss can comfort others in ways a famous speaker cannot. Many voices together serve a wider range of needs.” — Bryant McGill, From Audience to Author With Tools for Participatory Publishing - Livestream (Oct 2017) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-many-voices-reach-more-needs ```