'Improbable is possible'

"Hopefulness isn't being an optimist. It's being a realist knowing that the improbable, is possible."  — Marshall Ganz

Last night our conversation gravitated to discussing exceptions to any rule or norm. Gyanesh ji caught me by surprise when he said, "Exceptions mean that there are possibilities." 

At Acumen, the concept of moral imagination is frequently discussed. I think of moral imagination as a combination of empathy + imagination. An imagination that allows you to challenge the status-quo to create practical solutions that are developed through an empathetic lens. 

Gyanesh ji has demonstrated this imagination exceptionally throughout each initiative at Husk. It is his ability to look at issues as opportunities that has struck me through out my time here. Lack of qualified workforce, was an opportunity to train locals through Husk Power University; electricity theft was motivation behind in-house development of a low cost prepaid meter; waste from gasification process was a means to establish incense production. It shouldn't be surprising that he views exceptions as proof of possibilities or the improbable as possible. HPS is certainly one of improbable exceptions in rural Bihar.