In this inspiring video (06:18), Avi Jorisch, entrepreneur and author of Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World, explores the disproportionate role Israel plays in creating innovative solutions to some of the word’s greatest humanitarian challenges. He highlights eleven major Israeli inventions in the fields of medical technology, agriculture, water and transportation, and summarizes some of the unique cultural factors that contribute to Israel’s global role as the Start-Up Nation, including mandatory army service, «chutzpah,» high quality academic institutions, a lack of natural resources, and the Jewish value of «Tikkun Olam.»