The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

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The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell A tipping point is anything that effects something in such a way that drastic changes take place. In The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell gives us insight as to how we could possibly create a tipping point or epidemic in our own lives. If we learn about what makes tipping points, we will then be able to understand exactly how and why things happen in our world today. We would be able to think about changes that we want to take place and actually have the knowledge and ability to make those changes occur. Gladwell discusses three rules that he states are necessary in creating a tipping point or epidemic. ...

... as the Law of the Few and the Stickiness factor. The Broken Windows theory helps explain The Power of Context more precisely. It states that if people walk by a building with a broken window, they will think it is okay to keep destroying the building. Before long , the whole building is destroyed. We can connect the Broken Window theory and The Power of Context to New York's crime epidemic in its subways by focusing in on the graffiti problem. The Power of Context says that if we focus on fixing the surroundings, rather than focusing on the crime or criminal itself, then crime will drastically decrease. In 1984, David Gunn was

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