A crash course in changing the world.
For the second objective in my my Social Innovation mission [for Urgent Evoke] in which I had to pick a hero who "[is] already tackling the world's biggest problems with creative solutions and entrepreneurial ventures." In direct accordance with that I decided to go with Shai Agassi and innovator I learned about through TED, a private nonprofit foundation best known for its conferences it holds all over the world, addressing a wide range of different issues.
Shai Agassi is, the Founder and CEO of Better Place. He, through his company, is creating a market-based transportation network that utilizes electric vehicles. It already is implementing several networks and has, if I recall correctly, implemented one or two, with plans to establish networks in other places.
Part of the mission necessitated that I get in contact with my hero. That is largely tough to do so I did the next best thing, or things really, and I signed up for the company forum and have sent an email to his company. You can expect another post from me if I get a response.
Here is a link to the better place website: http://www.betterplace.com/
Here is a link to Shai Agassi's TED Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/shai_agassi_on_electric_cars.html
Hopefully you too have a social innovator who is or could be one of your heroes. If you do I urge you to learn more about him or her and what he or she is doing, as well as try to get into contact with your hero somehow.
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