How to change the World - Chp 1 - Restless People

Chapter 1 of this book was basically an introduction to what this book is about; Social Entrepreneurs. It explains that these people have an idea in their head to improve the quality of life or solve some kind of social problem. Once they have this idea they work at it and work at it until they accomplish their goals or vision. These types of people do not take no for an answer and cannot comprehend failure.

It also discusses why there are more of these people and what changes have occurred to cause this. A large reason is the rise of more democratic governments that allow more freedoms to its citizens and residents. Another large reason for this transition is the innovation of communication through technology. There is more information to more people and very quickly. More people are aware of problems across the globe.Therefore people recognize change is needed. I believe, besides communication, that education is the largest factor in this change. The more education a person has the more likely they are to understand the problems.

The last part is the fact that non-government organizations are quicker than the government to respond to the new demands and opportunities. They are also better at dealing with the problems that grow slowly and effect society through cumulative effect on individuals. This is true. Government organizations tend to be very large and very in-efficient due to their structure and funding. NGO's tend to be smaller in size and carry an incentive to be efficient when dealing with problems.