These youth activists behind Undi18 who transformed Malaysia’s democracy

On their secrets to success

QY: Empathy is what gets us past the finish line because we’re not just chasing targets or chasing numbers.

TP: Fundamentally, if you do things right, if you work hard and make the right strategy, you are increasing your surface area for that lightning strike of luck to happen. If you work hard, you cover all your bases. You speak to everyone, you build coalitions, and you build a genuine movement. For us, we built a youth movement for change. Then odds are, when luck strikes, we are in the right place, the right position to benefit from it.

Quotes are edited for clarity and brevity.

Listen to the episode and subscribe using your preferred podcast platform on our Crazy Smart Asia podcast page.