What is our job as entrepreneurs if not to change things that are crazy?
BILL DRAYTONEveryone says youve got to do a foundation and legal structure to finance social change. What nonsense!
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What is the most powerful force in the world? And I think you would agree that is a big idea if it is in the hands of an entrepreneur who is actually going to make the idea not only happen, but spread all across society.
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Instead, we must migrate rapidly to becoming a global ‘team of teams’ that comes together in whatever combination necessary to add the greatest value to the changes underway.
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If everyone is a changemaker, there’s no way a problem can outrun a solution
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Every child must master empathy-based ethics because the rules are changing; the less they apply the less learning them has positive impact
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The most powerful force in the world is a big idea- if it is the hands of a great entrepreneur.
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The biggest problem is getting beyond the “you can’t” syndrome. The moment you figure that out, you’re on your way to flying.
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Imagine a world where everyone is really a change maker.
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Anyone who cannot see problems around him or herself is utterly blind. All the problems sitting there are an invitation for you to be creative, make use of your skills and resources and find a solution.
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Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.
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The social entrepreneurs are governments’ best friends.
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Clearly, there’s some opportunity in the spectrum between those extremes. What’s missing is the for-profit finance industry coming in to that area.
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In an increasingly connected world it is less likely that a few people ‘manage’ everyone else.
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When you think for-profit and non-profit, you most often think of entities with either zero social return or zero return on capital and zero social return.
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The one single factor that determines society’s success is the percentage of change-makers within it.
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What is the most powerful lever you can imagine? A big idea, but only if it’s in the hands of a truly outstanding entrepreneur. It starts with the person and the idea, and then grows to the institution. All three are intertwined.
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