Dreammakers Quotes

“DreamMakers allow creativity to soar. They share a spirit of invention, believing that any breakthrough idea or product requires an environment that fosters freedom, diverse perspectives, experimentation, risk, and play.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“DreamMakers are out of step with the norm-ahead of their time. They succeed not because they lead us to reconcile ourselves with the current reality but because they help us see that we can change it.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“This book is especially for those who choose to accept the personal responsibility and assume the leadership to help create a flourishing world.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“On my quest to find businesses that are innovating for the greater good, I came across an article in the Huffington Post titled “Without Light, Can There Be Life?” It was written by the cofounders of WakaWaka. Maurits Groen and Camille van Gestel. They wrote about the 1.2 billion people living without access to electricity as a result of extreme poverty or devastating natural disasters. Their response to this seemingly intractable social issue was to innovate a highly efficient, low-cost, hand-held solar-powered LED light and charger that they named WakaWaka. I was intrigued and discovered from their website that this award-winning device was bringing light and power to over a million people in 43 countries around the world. So I went to the Netherlands to interview Maurits Groen in his Off-Grid Solutions office in Haarlem. As with all DreamMakers I have met on my journey, Maurits has a powerful purpose in life. He has a compelling global vision of a just world that is rooted in his belief that all people and the planet matter.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“WakaWaka has become a highly successful suite of innovative products that have received a great deal of recognition in the market place, and they have brought light and warmth to hundreds of thousands of people living in energy poverty. Maurits is proving that innovating for the greater good makes good businesses sense.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“They generate electricity from the slightest breeze and they move gracefully and silently.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“I consider myself a tenacious activist for people.”
― Michele Hunt

“For as long as I can remember I have been fighting for human rights, and one human right I believe in is that people should bring their whole self to work.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“Asking people to compartmentalize their personality and emotions has to be harmful to people’s health and well-being. It also stifles creativity and productivity.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“I loved the feel of the place. It was a completely open office design, full of people huddled in teams around computers, and small crowds standing around whiteboards. Yes, you could feel the joy, but the joy seemed to come from the focus they had on their projects; you could feel that people were building something they cared about-together.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“Engaging people in visionary the company’s future together lifts their spirit. Engaging them in the process of transforming that compelling vision into reality touches their hearts.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“I used to marvel and wonder what it must hav been like to be a pioneer, a great inventor or a courageous explorer. Much to surprise, I’m finding out, not by flying into space or trekking into the wilderness, or even unveiling the next great gadget or app, rotten by witnessing and participating in the world as it transforms into something it has never been before.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“If we find the courage to honestly look at the world we have created, we cannot help but be moved to change and improve it.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good

“People are extraordinary and capable of extraordinary things when we recognize our common bonds, aspirations, and our basic goodness.”
― Michele Hunt, DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good