Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact.

Treat the world like a failed state, then you can understand the players needed to fix it.

I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.

Design is about creating spaces for people to enjoy and of course, creating moments where you elevate the spirit, but 'design for good' is figuring out a program that not only creates better spaces, but creates jobs, creates new industry and really kind of raises the conversation about how we rebuild.

We often discuss housing refugees, but not how you help return refugees back to their home countries. As a result, in a post-disaster or post-conflict situation, we end up with intractable refugee camps that end up staying for decades.

The fact that the president (Michelle Bachelet) was out giving minute-to-minute reports a few hours after the quake in the middle of the night gives you an indication of their disaster response.

When your focus is social change and not financial change why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared.