If the decade of the ’90s was the age of information, then all signs point to the world moving into an age of transformation. TED is as much a reflection of where the world is today as it is a pioneer in moving the trends forward. People are searching for meaning. Companies understand that social responsibility must be a part of their marketing strategies. Young people the world over are bringing forth an idealism not seen since the 1960s. And this is a more sophisticated idealism, one grounded in pragmatism, in pushing the edges of technological solutions, in understanding global complexity. The question is how to harness not only the good will but the skills and resources to make things happen. As Acumen Fund builds its entrepreneurial bench, we should think about what it would take to create a system whereby we help connect even more individuals with resources, skills and imagination to potentially sustainable and scalable innovations solving problems of poverty.
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