If you follow Spoolia on Facebook or Twitter, you know we are at Mashable and the United Nation Foundation’s Social Good Summit, a three day event bringing people from around the world together to talk about how technology, creativity, and innovation shape the way we make the world a better place.
Changing the world means revolution. It means taking the power in your own hands. It means unapologetically moving things forward. Or does it? This year’s Social Good Summit is imploring a different technique: listening. Something that has always been a big part of our mission and process.
World leaders take the stage as Keynote Listeners. People like the Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, and ONE.org President and CEO Michael Elliot are not responsible for presenting their vision, but instead in summarizing and presenting what they’ve heard online and in person at the Summit.
Having leaders actively listen not only gives us a chance to hear more personality and fewer stale talking points, it also reminds us that listening should always be on the forefront of any problem.
Want to try? Listen (and watch live streaming) at http://new.livestream.com/
