Beth Noveck

Similar Starts, Contrastive Outcomes

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts" was a famous quote related by a british prime minister named Winston Churchill. The powerful leaders who are to be introduced made valiant efforts through their legacy. Taking a moment to consider how most multinational companies have reached such success, realize that strong associations and just leaders are mainly what determines how much progress can be made. A strong belief in the ultimate outcome is very helpful when dedicating oneself to a cause. T. H. White, the author of The Once and Future King, defines five phases of Arthur’s reign, which can be paralleled to Beth Noveck’s idea of pressing for an open source

Noveck was able to build a huge base of supporters by including so many people in her movement, “We wanted, naturally to ask public sector employees how we should open up government”(Noveck, 3). That is, Beth was able to gain the acclaim of her benefit her advocates in the most effective way possible by including them in the decision making. By allowing them to feel needed, she secured their loyalty similarly to Arthur’s band of knights and informants. Furthermore, King Arthur approached Lancelot during the preliminary stages of his creating of the Round Table, seeking his fellowship, “It is about knights… Would u like to be one of those?” (White, 316). Lancelot became Arthur’s most cherished knight because of his unwavering ability to see the king’s vision and work in favor of bringing about a positive change whilst keeping the goals in check. The relationships built by leaders while they chase their idealistic dreams of success, almost always promote progression due to the constant flow of new ideas from others. The effects of working with other has become increasingly obvious, “companies are very good at getting people to work together” (Noveck, 2). In other words, prosperous associations can attribute a

The parallels found between White’s fictional work and the governmental campaign speech by Beth Noveck show that Arthur was nearly successful in his plans but also displays the differences in what they did which determined who would achieve their goal while the other did not. The connections made between real world situations and Arthur’s life demonstrated clear conflicts arising, often impeding Arthur in his quest for success for the good of his kingdom. While our modern society is adversely different to the fictional setting of The Once and Future King, the goals for Arthur and Beth were easily comparable yet it was clear that the King had many flaws leading to his demise. Arthur constantly made sacrifices that hurt him personally for the good of kingdom as did Beth by challenging those above her. In regards to changes, both leaders had a strong affinity for justice, the goal was to separate from the biased ideas that only served those who had a certain power in the government. In the real world, making decisions for the good of others while maintaining a strong grasp on the tasks ahead, success can be