THEWISDOMOFANIMPOSSIBLEORGANIZATION
“Again,mayIsay,howprofoundlyIadmireyourworkandhowdeeplygratifyingitisformetohearthatyouappreciatemine.”
—PeterF.DruckerinalettertoAravind’sfounder,Dr.V
Whenacripplingdiseaseshatteredhislifelongambition,Dr.V(Venkataswamy)choseanimpossiblenewdream:tocuretheworldofblindness.ThetinyclinichefoundedinIndiadefiedconventionalbusinesslogicandisnowthelargestproviderofeyecareontheplanet.
AtAravind,patientschoosewhethertopayornot.Millionsaretreatedforfree,yettheorganizationremainsstunninglyself-reliant.Servingeveryonefrompennilessfarmerstothepresident,itdeliversworld-classoutcomesatlessthanahundredthofwhatsimilarservicescostinadvancednations.ItsmodelisemulatedbyorganizationseverywherefromRwandatoSanFrancisco.
InfiniteVisionuncoverstheradicalprinciplesbehindAravind’sbafflingsuccess.Chargedwithprofoundinsightsandstories,itdrawsreaderstotheheartofDr.V’sselflessvision,provinghowchoicesthatseemquixoticcan,whenexecutedwithcompassionandintegrity,yieldincredibleresults—resultsthatcanlighttheeyesofmillions.
“Revealsthepowerofamodelthatcombinesbusinessdisciplinewithcompassion.MaythewisdomofDr.VandAravindsharedhereinspiremanysuchinitiativesforthewell-beingoffuturegenerations.”
—MuhammadYunus,NobelPeacePrizeLaureateandfounder,GrameenBank
“Amust-readforanyoneinterestedinleadership,service,andthebuildingofinstitutionsthatreleasethebestenergiesofthehumanspirit.”
—JacquelineNovogratz,founderandCEO,AcumenFund,andauthorofTheBlueSweater
“AravindmaybeacasestudyforMBAstudentsandamodelsocialbusiness,buttomethisbooktoldastorywithelegance,clarity,andintimacy.”
—FreddeSamLazaro,Correspondent,PBSNewsHour
“IntheworldofblindnessDr.Vhasperformedamiracle.”
—RamDass,authorofBeHereNowandcofounder,SevaFoundation
Onehundredpercentoftheauthors’royaltiesarebeinggiftedtoAravind’ssight-restoringwork.