Innovation
Sustainability as Core Strategy
So there it was, on the front page of the Philippine Star yesterday — ‘Ayala adopts sustainability as new business strategy’. With this (i’m assuming) much-discerned strategic direction, Ayala will be reorganizing its multiple businesses around sustainability. Meaning to say that they won’t just be focusing on financial returns; they will now be ardently... »
U2 + YouTube + Free! = Live Concerts 2.0
I formerly blogged about the new Business Model FREE, as popularized by Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson – who eventually wrote an entire book built on the concept. Read the book here. Now along comes the greatest rock band in the world, U2, and they play this card to the hilt — to the point... »
Green Thinking : A Business Fable on Clean Energy and Climate Change
Dennis Posadas, renowned author of books such as Rice and Chips : Technopreneurship and Innovation in Asia and Jumpstart : A Technopreneurship Fable, has a new book — clarification : business fable – in the pipeline. It’s entitled Green Thinking : A Business Fable on Clean Energy and Climate Change, and is part of... »
TEDx is Coming to Manila
TED, our inspiration behind putting up the WhyNot?Forum, is coming to Manila! This particular event is called TEDx Manila, and is being organized by Filipino UP Professor and education advocate Rom Feria (himself a TED Fellow). TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our... »
Happy 2nd Birthday, Hapinoy!
Can’t believe that we just celebrated Hapinoy’s 2nd Year Anniversary Technically, what we’re marking is the time we had our formal “launch” which was September of 2007; but that still doesn’t include around a year’s worth of concept development, prototyping, and forming the initial partnerships. I still clearly remember Hapinoy’s initial launch (link here);... »
Democratizing Innovation Through the Web
Upon the invitation of UP Professor, Education Advocate, and TEDFellow Rom Feria, I gave a talk yesterday in Y4IT – the Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology. It was an extremely awesome event, with thousands of Filipino youth all coming together to learn more about the latest trends and opportunities in this space –... »
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Is the Filipino Worth Living and Dying For?
I just had to repost this – Rapa Lopa’s talk from the recent WhyNot?Forum 7.0 – Why Not a ReimagiNATION? It is absolutely moving : In a heart-wrenching talk, Benigno Aquino S. Foundation Executive Director Rapa Lopa narrates how the love story of his Auntie Cory and Tito Ninoy translated into a love story... »
Why the Leaders of the Future Are Designers
In his new book Leaders Make the Future - Bob Johansen of the Institute for the Future builds a case for the new leadership skills needed for an uncertain world. Here’s his list : 1. Maker Instinct: The ability to exploit your inner drive to build and grow things, as well as connect with... »
Congratulations to Asia Society’s Philippines21 Batch ’09!
Bam and I gave a talk on Innovation and Social Business Entrepreneurship to AsiaSociety’s Philippines21 Batch 2009 last Thursday; It was an extremely interesting mix of people, a veritable cross-section of young leaders from business, social development, culture, and governance. We then attended the gala dinner that night to welcome the new batch and... »
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