My Idea Made to Matter
Leaders and creators on how they develop and work with ideas.
My Idea Made to Matter

Ideas from a 'private sector head, public sector heart'
Mark Giordono draws management lessons from his family life and idea inspiration from the students at the heart of his STEM nonprofit.

Idea inspiration from a love of history and reading
City Year’s George Chu finds inspiration from World War I codebreaking, keeps his ideas in a jar, and knows the value of data storytelling.

In Bloomberg’s ESG scores, ideas from across industries
Lenora Suki turns to impact-oriented, sustainable investors for inspiration, feedback, and collaboration.

A health care CEO on prioritizing exciting ideas
At Vezeeta, Amir Barsoum turns patients into consumers by giving them choice. He uses a three-bucket approach to prioritize ideas and reach his goal.

This former federal housing chief wants us to rethink risk
Ed Golding advocated for fair housing at the Federal Housing Authority and Freddie Mac. His legacy: Decades of housing finance reform.

This CEO values feedback when implementing her ideas
With Blendoor, Stephanie Lampkin helps organizations build a diverse workforce. To do that, she asks everyone for input.

For executives, a pledge for racial equity
Former WeWork executive Craig Robinson wants you to sign the Business for Racial Equity Pledge. Here’s why.

Hedge fund success, then a pivot with purpose
Just out of college, Christina Qi was trading billions a day at Domeyard. Then she had a different idea.

Building global partnerships for climate advocacy
At Ceres, Chris Fox leads collaborative, goal-based work with investors to limit global warming.

This CEO gets ideas from ‘inside out’ and ‘outside in’
New ideas at TIAA are developed ‘outside in,’ ‘inside out,’ and with a purpose — financial well-being and retirement security for the organization’s clients.