Article in the 'Guardian' the other day (here) about the difference between the way that Senators Obama and McCain organise their volunteer networks. The Obama network gives the power to the local volunteers themselves on how to organise and what to do, whilst the McCain camp operates much more as 'command and control'.
It takes some bravery to commit to the devolved model as Obama has done. It's a lot easier though, when there is a clear vision behind which the volunteers can rally. The local teams can then interpret the vision to make it work on their ground. There's also a great deal of hard work required to set up those local networks. However, it does seem to be working well at the moment ...
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