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The TED Interview: What it really takes to make change | Jacqueline Novogratz

TED Business

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The Golden Rule of Capitalism: Give More to the World Than You Take

Capitalism is about giving more to the world than you take. Adam smith came upon an extraordinary insight in looking at self interest as a dry iver for change, ambition and the desire to be asene. And he also wrote the theory of moral sentiments, which was how we curb those desires, how we match it with generosity. We've gone out of kilter that. It's not saying that all humans are good, all humans should be good all the time. But if we held ourselves to that single metric the end of the day, when it gaves than i take, that would change everything.

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