“The only way we really create change is to enter any situation with the humility to listen and to recognize the world as it is, and then the audacity to dream what it could be, to have the patience to start and let the work teach you, to be willing to lead when you need to lead, and to listen. To have a sense of generosity and empathy, but not over-empathy, because accountability is so critical to building solutions that work.” WorldWayNeedsDreamSituationTeachHumilityBuildingWillingEmpathySolutionsCriticalGenerosityAccountabilityAudacity Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“By going from the bottom-up again, we see where successes work, and you can also see where the status quo can be the biggest obstacle or roadblock to success. The kind of entrepreneurs in whom we need to invest are the kind who are willing to fight that status quo, bureaucracy, complacency, and corruption.” NeedsKindFightingWillingEntrepreneurBottomCorruptionObstaclesBureaucracyStatus QuoComplacencyRoadblockBiggest Obstacles Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“We need moral leadership and courage in our world.” WorldNeedsMoralThought ProvokingOur WorldProvokingMoral Leadership Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“We need leaders, we ourselves need to lead from a place that has the audacity to believe that we ourselves can extend the fundamental assumption that all men are created equal to every, man woman and child on this planet. And we need the humility to recognize that we cannot do it alone.” MenNeedsBelieveChildrenLeaderHumilityPlanetsEqualFundamentalsEvery ManAssumptionThought ProvokingProvokingMen WomenAudacity Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live” PeopleNeedsBelieveDecisionStakes Book:The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World Source: The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World
“When it comes to solving problems of poverty, impact investing can act as a catalyst, but it is not a silver bullet. Successful businesses serving the poor need more than investment capital. They also need infrastructure to enable effective distribution, strong regulatory systems, access to markets, technical assistance as they scale up, and more” NeedsProblemStrongPoorPovertySuccessfulImpactInvestmentInvestingAccessScalesSilverServingProblem SolvingBulletsAssistanceDistributionInfrastructureCatalystSuccessful BusinessSilver Bullets Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
