Every successful organization has to make the transition from a world defined primarily by repetition to one primarily defined by change. This is the biggest transformation in the structure of how humans work together since the Agricultural Revolution.

There is nothing more powerful than a new idea in the hands of a social entrepreneur

The biggest problem is getting beyond the "you can't" syndrome. The moment you figure that out, you're on your way to flying. 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.

All the problems sitting there are an invitation for you to be creative, make use of your skills and resources and find a solution.

In an increasingly connected world it is less likely that a few people 'manage' everyone else. The new environment requires a shift in the organization of both institutions and societies, one of flexible teams of teams that come together around whatever change opportunities exist and then reform around the next.

There are millions of people who can get things done. There are very, very few people who will change the pattern in the whole field.

It's not to give people fish It's not to teach them how to fish It's to build a new and better fishing industry