Have you experienced a time when considering the needs of many, rather than a few, led to a better outcome in a project?

I have not personally. Normally it should be the job of a government to look out for the minorities and marginalized parts of society, but when looking at say - the super rich verses the super poor, there are obviously more poor and the government should have policies and programs that support and protect the disadvantaged. In European countries that have greater social protections, it is more likely that a person will advance in social economic position than in the United States.