Позитивные изменения. Том 2, №4 (2022). Positive changes. Volume 2, Issue 4 (2022) - страница 23

Is money important to you as a measure of success?

Money is important, you see. But it is not important to me per se, it is important as a tool that allows you to be independent and implement some really interesting, beautiful projects, that's all. It's the same thing with fame, with glory. I don't know, I'm very cool about it. First of all, it's a tool to save a little advertising budgets, because if you wanted to run a paid story about yourself on Channel One, that would be insanely expensive. And here it's all free.

And secondly, I want to build better than what we saw in Germany, in Sweden. And we are getting there. I just want to inspire as many people as possible, ignite their hearts and souls, so that the same thing could happen elsewhere.

Two years ago in Kaliningrad Region we disbursed about 20 million rubles in grants. We did it through the Ark, a public organization for people with disabilities. Last year, similar grants were distributed throughout Russia, supporting projects that change the life of wheelchair users for the better. I consider it a big achievement, too.

In terms of performance, who is your example and visionary?

I look at Elon Musk and I don't understand how one man can be so efficient as to revolutionize seven areas. I keep listening to his interviews where he articulates why he does it. And, accordingly, I want to make a real revolution in Russia as well, at least in a few industries. To do something in the social sphere that had never existed in Russia.

I think we will live to see the time when a paralyzed person can have a chip implanted, which transmits neural impulses to places below the injury to restore muscle movement, and I will again be able to do a Latin dance with a woman.

7 декабря 2022 года состоялось вручение Первой ежегодной премии научно-популярного журнала об импакт-инвестициях и оценке социального воздействия «Позитивные изменения». Премия присуждается экспертам, авторам журнала и организациям за вклад в развитие оценки социального и экономического воздействия. Кто и за что получил награду, каким победителям премии запомнился 2022 год с точки зрения импакта и развития методологии оценки, какие ключевые события и новые подходы можно выделить – читайте в нашем материале.