Most people talk about changing the world. A few try to redesign it: system by system, person by person, story by story. Siddhartha Menon is one of those few.

As Head of Mission at Tiny Miracles, Siddhartha helps lead a social enterprise with a clear, ambitious goal: enable communities to get themselves out of poverty and stay out. Their model moves beyond short-term aid to tackle systemic change through five interconnected pillars: education, health, livelihood, social awareness, and happiness. At its core, it’s about dignity, agency, and designing systems that last.

In this conversation, we go deep into the realities of doing good: the trade-o ...