How to Change the World, David Bornstein
How to Change the World, David Bornstein
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How to Change the World
Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas

Author: David Bornstein

Narrator: Mike Lenz

Unabridged: 13 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2020

Synopsis

Published in more than two dozen countries, How to Change the World has become a bible for the field of social entrepreneurship. It tells the stories of people building innovative and pattern-changing solutions to social and economic problems.

Like Fabio Rosa, who brought solar energy to villagers across Brazil, or Javed Abidi, who expanded work for disabled people in India, or Veronica Khosa, who built the first network providing home-care for people with AIDS in South Africa, social entrepreneurs have pioneered models that are reshaping the twenty-first century.

Social entrepreneurs are bold, creative, and driven. They embrace change and demonstrate new possibilities. How to Change the World provides vivid profiles, looking at the personalities, strategies, and techniques they have in common. Listeners will discover how one person can make an astonishing difference in the world.

This edition includes a new foreword by the author that shows how the concept of social entrepreneurship has expanded and unfolded in recent years.

About David Bornstein

David Bornstein is a journalist and author who covers social innovation. Since 2010, he has coauthored the "Fixes" column in the New York Times. He is a cofounder of the Solutions Journalism Network, and the author of The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank and Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know. He lives in New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily

I remember feeling very self-conscious whenever I read or carried this book around in public. Friends, whenever they see you carrying a book, will always ask "What are you reading?" I'd sheepishly show them the cover, anticipating what I know was coming next.. An "Emily, are you really trying to cha......more

Goodreads review by Nathan

This book is a highly revealing one, but not necessarily in the way that the author of this book likely intends.  When I started to read this book I got angry so I had to let it lie low for a few days until I could read it in a calmer mood.  Ultimately, I did learn from this book so it is not one I......more

Goodreads review by David

• I loved this book because it was about real-life people who are doing remarkable things in the world…it is an inspiration for me about what’s possible. Some specific things I learned are that: o Often Government/NGO ideas of what people need are different than people’s ideas of what they need, so a......more

Goodreads review by Andy

This book is like a company catalog for Ashoka. The project examples I read about were interesting and inspiring. As the author points out, e.g. regarding Mary Lasker, "social entrepreneurs" can do more harm than good, so what matters is doing what works to help people. Personal rant: I understand t......more

Goodreads review by A.G.

A wonderful book which opened my eyes to so many things. Here are my favorite quotes : [URL not allowed]......more

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