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From Protest to Playbook: What Leaders Can Learn from Indonesia’s 17+8 Demands

September 9, 2025

In moments of crisis, leadership is tested not by control, but by the ability to listen, adapt, and transform.

Our new Mindshift Insight Strategic Trends (Mist) explores the lessons from Indonesia’s recent “17+8” citizen demands, an unprecedented movement that calls for transparency, empathy, and institutional reform. From an organizational lens, it is a living case study of how adaptive leadership can turn turbulence into transformation.