Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!
Ernesto Sirolli: Volete aiutare qualcuno? State zitti e ascoltate!
Ernesto Sirolli got his start doing aid work in Africa in the 70's -- and quickly realised how ineffective it was. Full bio
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(Risate)
In Italia, un pomodoro
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"Non avete mai chiesto."
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Diceva,
Ma non in incontri con la comunità.
Poi i pescatori sono venuti da me e hanno detto,
E ho detto, "Faccio una cosa molto, molto difficile.
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Scordatevelo!
Scordatevelo!
Perché analizzarono la curva e dissero,
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Nel giro di 40 anni, nel 1900
produrre, vendere e gestire i soldi.
Nessuno.
che vengono da un background di piccole attività
Ce la fai?
Riesci a gestire il denaro?"
"Vuoi che trovi qualcun'altro che lo faccia?"
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ernesto Sirolli - Sustainable development expertErnesto Sirolli got his start doing aid work in Africa in the 70's -- and quickly realised how ineffective it was.
Why you should listen
Ernesto Sirolli is a noted authority in the field of sustainable economic development and is the Founder of the Sirolli Institute, an international non-profit organization that teaches community leaders how to establish and maintain Enterprise Facilitation projects in their community. The Institute is now training communities in the USA, Canada, Australia, England and Scotland.
In 1985, he pioneered in Esperance, a small rural community in Western Australia, a unique economic development approach based on harnessing the passion, determination, intelligence, and resourcefulness of the local people. The striking results of "The Esperance Experience" have prompted more than 250 communities around the world to adopt responsive, person-centered approaches to local economic development similar to the Enterprise Facilitation® model pioneered in Esperance.
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