What we need is to think strategically about development, analyzing a country's potential role in its region and the world in search of opportunities for growth. Platforms like the Global Social Business Summit can facilitate the process on bringing about change.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of strategic planning in development to identify growth opportunities.
Muhammad Yunus highlights that effective development requires a strategic approach that considers a country's potential in its regional and global context. He suggests that using platforms like the Global Social Business Summit can enhance collaboration and facilitate the necessary changes for sustainable growth.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion about sustainable development strategies at a conference.
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You have to change your mind with every orchestra because every orchestra has a different character.
This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
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