To be young and foolish!

Posted on | May 6, 2010 | 1 Comment

I often ask myself if it was a perfect world how would I build a team to actually make change happen!

And I keep coming back to the idea of being young and foolish!

The people who we charge with making change, on the whole, are old, tired, jaded and pretty much worn out as far as creative thought goes! But the old goats have a whole bunch of experience.

The young on the other hand have no experience and pretty much no fear!

So, how do we change the world, start with something small of course, we need to bring the old and young together!

Sounds simple but it does not happen that often, and look at the mess we are in!

Gemma Sisia set up a school system in Tanzania that is the product of being young and foolish and well, it is amazing to see what has happened!

Free education for the poor and a chance to make a change in Tanzania for Tanzanians!

BUT if Gemma had asked a school head in Dubai about doing this what would they say?

IMPOSSIBLE, money, students, teachers, politics, can’t be done.

Gemma is the example of how being young and foolish and not having baggage can actually facilitate global change.

Yes global change!

But you need to start with what you can do, you  need to start!

Gemma Sisia and the school of St Jude, be amazed at the power of acting on your ideas!

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