Of course you can do it. It doesn't require brilliance. It's just giving yourself permission and then being persistent. Persistent in seeing the problem or opportunity and persistent in thinking about it until you have come up with some interesting ideas that might change the pattern. It's really a mindset, not anything in the objective world - that is the problem.

We need to teach empathy as we do literacy.

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.

The most powerful force in the world is a big idea- if it is the hands of a great entrepreneur.

What does an entrepreneur do? The first thing is they've given themselves permission to see a problem. Most people don't want to see problems ... Once you see a problem and you keep looking at it you'll find an answer.

Public service and respect for ideas is a recurrent theme in both the American and Australian sides of my family.

The job of a social entrepreneur is to recognize when a part of society is stuck & to provide new ways to get it unstuck.