Build optimism—don’t debate it

Build optimism—don’t debate it

“I know how this ends. I’m sitting here watching it unfold like a slow-motion movie—knowing exactly where it leads in 10 years from now, and feeling like I can’t stop it.” That line—as one founder put it during a recent gathering, captures the emotional temperature across tech, philanthropy, and the social innovation world in 2025. People care. But they’re cautious. Panels are packed. Questions are asked. Yet action feels stuck. We don’t need an…