especially the Israeli army, where soldiers are encouraged to speak up and push back with their superiors if they think there is a better way to do things.
This culture of meritocratic egalitarianism helped foment a culture of entrepreneurship that enabled Israel to become a tech powerhouse, per the book Startup Nation
This is a good Youtube: "How Rwanda is Becoming the Singapore of Africa"
Israel is another interesting point of comparison, obviously.
BTW, the Igbo are another group which have been called the Jews of Africa and which have been persecuted.