# Live From The HIBT Summit: Rashad Robinson

- Show: [How I Built This](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this)
- Published: 2021-08-26
- Length: 25m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-26-live-from-the-hibt-summit-rashad-robinson

## Summary

Rashad Robinson, president of the racial justice organization Color of Change, discusses the strategic architecture of activism, emphasizing the need to build infrastructure that creates power rather than just visibility. He explains how the organization measures impact by distinguishing between 'presence' and 'power,' focusing on systemic changes like shifting Democratic party norms on private prison donations. Robinson also reflects on the importance of 'Black joy' as a source of resilience and the necessity of hope rooted in historical legacy to sustain long-term social movements.

## Chapters

- [0:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-26-live-from-the-hibt-summit-rashad-robinson#t=21) Introduction: Rashad Robinson and Color of Change
- [1:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-26-live-from-the-hibt-summit-rashad-robinson#t=84) Centering Black Joy and Relational Organizing
- [4:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-26-live-from-the-hibt-summit-rashad-robinson#t=277) Defining Impact: Presence vs. Power
- [8:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-26-live-from-the-hibt-summit-rashad-robinson#t=521) The Architecture of Persuasion and Narrative
- [11:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-26-live-from-the-hibt-summit-rashad-robinson#t=689) Building Infrastructure for Oppressed Communities
- [18:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-26-live-from-the-hibt-summit-rashad-robinson#t=1098) Strategic Campaigns: Respond, Build, Pivot, Scale
- [24:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-26-live-from-the-hibt-summit-rashad-robinson#t=1482) Hope, Legacy, and the Story of Progress

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- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Color Of Change (company)
- U.S. Bank (company)

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