Saul Alinsky's "12 Rules for Radicals" outline strategies for organizing and activism that aim to challenge and subvert existing power structures

Here's a breakdown of his principles with a focus on which ones might be "borrowed" for different contexts:

1.) Perception of Power: 

Creating the illusion of strength is just as important as real power. This suggests the importance of framing and messaging in any movement or cause, influencing public perception of strength.

2.) Stick to Your Expertise: 

Stay within the limits of your group's abilities. For a movement, this means staying focused on what your team is capable of and building credibility in those areas.

3.) Go Outside the Enemy's Expertise: 

Attack where they are least prepared or most vulnerable. This means shifting the conversation or moving into areas where your opponent lacks knowledge or control, thus exploiting their weaknesses.

4.) Use Their Own Rules Against Them: 

Hold your opponents accountable to their own standards. This can reveal contradictions or hypocrisy, undermining their credibility.

5.) Ridicule: 

This is about using mockery to provoke emotional responses and destabilize your opponents. It is effective in diminishing an adversary’s authority by making them a subject of public scorn.

6.) Engagement is Key: 

Make sure the tactics are enjoyable and motivating for your supporters. Engagement, enthusiasm, and morale are critical to sustaining a movement.

7.) Fresh Strategies: 

Keep things dynamic to avoid burnout. Repetition makes strategies predictable and less effective, so you need to innovate and surprise your opponents.

8.) Pressure: 

Never stop applying pressure on the enemy. Continuous action overwhelms them, and they can’t adapt or regroup.

9.) The Power of Threats: 

Often, the fear of what could happen is more powerful than the actual act itself. Leverage the uncertainty of the enemy to create psychological pressure.

10.) Push a Negative to Create a Positive: 

By pushing an issue hard, you can turn it around to your advantage. Sometimes, agitation or conflict can be the catalyst for transformation.

11.) Provide Alternatives: 

When critiquing or attacking, always present constructive solutions. Movements need a vision for change, not just opposition.

12.) Polarize and Personalize the Target: 

Identify the enemy, isolate them, and focus all attention on them. This makes it easier to attack and pin the blame for problems on them.

- In terms of "borrowing" strategies, the more applicable ones might be perception management, using an opponent's contradictions, and pressure tactics. 

~ These can be useful in various activism, leadership, and even political campaigns, depending on the context in which they're used.