When it comes to social impact, leading is about listening.

When it comes to social impact, leading is about listening.

When it comes to social impact, leading is about listening.

Stockton City Councilman Michael Tubbs expresses concern that Silicon Valley has become indifferent to humanity's greatest injustices in its bid to be a hotbed for startups. The Stanford alum calls on the tech industry to turn its innovative efforts to solving society's biggest challenges, such as racism, poverty and failing educational systems.

Stockton civic leader Michael Tubbs explains how all the advice on political campaigning by so-called experts ran contrary to what appealed to voters when he first ran for city council in 2012. Tubbs says the message of his campaign to improve people's lives came from speaking to those less fortunate, and often ignored, in the neighborhood.

Stockton City Councilman Michael Tubbs describes his unlikely path from a single-parent household in a tough neighborhood to a White House internship that first showed him he could be a civic leader. The Stanford graduate says the pains of his childhood and challenges in his community fueled his passion to return to Stockton to help make a difference.

Michael Tubbs, a fellow and lecturer at the Stanford d.school, contrasts two approaches to addressing societal woes. He describes charity as an important but temporary fix that involves a simple donation of resources, whereas justice means committing one's talents, time and entire self to finding a systemic solution. "That's the only way we as a society will progress," Tubbs says.

Stanford alumnus Michael Tubbs talks about how his path from humble roots to civic leader proves that those less privileged can succeed and still remain grounded. The Stockton city councilman and 2016 mayoral candidate also says admitting to himself that he doesn't know everything freed him to surround himself with those who have answers.