Making Progress in the Real World
Preamble This essay is written for the agents of change —the people who see what is broken, imagine what could be better, and feel compelled to act. It is for builders, reformers, innovators, organizers, leaders, teachers, founders, investors, policymakers, and quiet custodians—anyone trying to turn “we should” into “we did” in a world that is, at once, astonishingly opportunity-rich and stubbornly resistant to lasting improvement. We live in a time of immense capability. Too
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