This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

January 30, 2008

The Age of Ambition

With the American presidential campaign in full swing, the obvious way to change the world might seem to be through politics. But growing numbers of young people are leaping into the fray and doing the job themselves. These are the social entrepreneurs, the 21st-century answer to the student protesters of the 1960s, and they are some of the most interesting people here at the World Economic Forum (not only because they’re half the age of everyone else).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"Be the change you want to see in the world." ---M. Gandhi

It's true! In order to gain the necessary know-how and skills to be that change, I highly recommend taking "Social Entrepreneurship" with Barbara Levin (Washington University's Brown School). It's cross-listed as an MSW and MBA course.