# How to be an active citizen and spark change

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Democracy
- Speaker: Gabriel Marmentini
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/gabriel_marmentini_how_to_be_an_active_citizen_and_spark_change)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What does it mean to be an active citizen? It's about more than just voting and paying taxes, says social entrepreneur Gabriel Marmentini. He explains why we can't rely on the state alone to solve all our problems — and presents the four key ingredients for anyone to become a change-maker and engage in solving public issues.

## Lectures

1. [How to be an active citizen and spark change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/gabriel_marmentini_how_to_be_an_active_citizen_and_spark_change/4857b29a5237), 11 min (TED's player)