...one of the most inventive forms of creative capitalism involves someone we all know very well. A few years ago, I was sitting in a bar here in Davos with Bono. Late at night, after a few drinks, he was on fire, talking about how we could get a percentage of each purchase from civic-minded companies to help change the world. He kept calling people, waking them up, and handing me the phone to show me the interest.

Getting the word out that, yes vaccines are great, the safety data's very, very clear, including any of these specific concerns, that's very important to our foundation.

Software will get to be somewhat more mature, ah, but it will never be as predictable as most areas of engineering.

Kenya’s M-Pesa proves that when people are empowered, they will use digital tech to innovate on their own behalf.

How fast a company can respond in an emergency is a measure of its corporate reflexes.

The Ebola epidemic can serve as an early warning wake-up call to get ready. If we start now, we can be ready for the next epidemic.

Kids are taking PCs and the Internet to new heights. They're the ones that are designing the cutting-edge web sites.