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Jun 7, 2007

"Not all revolutionaries set out to change the world per se; some set out to change their own worlds. And in so doing, they often change the way one person, or a few people, or whole communities, or entire nations or the world thinks and operates in some significant way." --Anita Roddick

The Value of Outlandish Ideas

"When I founded The Body Shop I just wanted a means to support myself and my two daughters. When I applied for a loan to start a small shop in1976, the man behind the desk looked as if I’d asked him to shave his head. A woman? Running a business? How preposterous, he obviously thought. My company went on to show how business can be done differently worldwide, proving that women can indeed run successful companies, and that these companies can have compassion at heart instead of pure profit motive. Every real change, every revolutionary idea, every heartfelt gesture, whether it transforms one life or a thousand, was once seen as eccentric." This article by Anita Roddick, visionary founder of The Body Shop, shares more of her views on the valuable place of "outlandish" ideas in our world.