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GA 209 | How to Address Poverty with Lean-Like Thinking with Jacob Stoller and Mauricio Miller

Avatar photo By Jessica Bush Updated on April 5th, 2018

This week’s guests are Jacob Stoller and Mauricio Miller. Ron, Jacob, and Mauricio discussed the Family Independence Initiative, and how a lean-like approach can be used to create real social change. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • How Jacob met Mauricio (2:36)
  • About Mauricio (4:39)
  • The current state (10:53)
  • What he did next (13:07)
  • Determining the candidates (17:36)
  • Taking action (19:54)
  • How they are learning and being coached (22:16)
  • The positive impacts (28:07)
  • Helping them define success (30:47)
  • What we can learn from Mauricio and FII (33:41)
  • How the lean movement can help (37:43)
  • Final words of wisdom (40:58)

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