Changing The World?

This article from Utne lists 50 people who are changing the world. I ten years time I would like to be on a similar list for transforming the way people can be human at work, not for my ego which is big enough as it is but because I’d like to do something meaningful with the one life I’ve been given. Of course, that’s not to say that less public and more subtly world changing roles like parenting are not equally important – I’d just love it for people who have choice, talent and opportunities to use them.

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Partha DasguptaEconomistDasgupta saw what gross domestic product (GDP) wasn’t measuring—the state of a country’s environmental resources, education, and human welfare—so he came up with a new system. And his “inclusive wealth” concept is starting to catch on.

Christian BökExperimental PoetThis poet isn’t content with words on a page—he prefers to work under mind-bending constraints that truly stretch his linguistic limits.

Dave ZirinSports ColumnistIn his “Edge of Sports” column and other multimedia outlets, Zirin brings a progressive eye to the world of athletics. He’s the thinking fan’s sportswriter, using our various fields of battle as a sociological lens.

Noah Baker MerrillCofounder, Direct Aid IraqThis humanitarian activist won’t let Americans forget Iraq. Even (and especially) as the country and its people fade from U.S. headlines, Baker Merrill builds bridges of friendship and restitution.

Wafaa El-SadrFounder, International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment ProgramsWhen Wafaa El-Sadr first encountered people suffering from AIDS in 1982, there were fewer than 5,000 known cases of the disease. In just a few years, the annual rate of infection would hit 130,000. If there was a ground floor for the epidemic, El-Sadr was on it