WhyNot? Forum

A Sense of Place

Friday, September 12, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
A Sense of Place

At InoventDesign, we’re cooking up something radically exciting; a veritable gamechanger on technology. Unfortunately, i can’t divulge the devilish details … just yet. For the meantime, I’ll refer to it using our internal codename, Project Faith. Just yesterday, Brian Quebengco and I were brainstorming on how best to bring this baby into the world.... »

07.29.08 WhyNot?Forum 5.0 [Photo Album]

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
07.29.08 WhyNot?Forum 5.0 [Photo Album]

WhyNot?Forum tackles a topic close to the organizers’ hearts, education. Dubbed “Why Not a Yearning for Learning?”, held in PETA Theater. »

TED Hits 50M Views

Saturday, June 28, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
TED Hits 50M Views

Got this in my inbox. TED (http://www.ted.com)\ — the center of the universe for inspired talks by the world’s greatest thinkers and doers and my inspiration for the WhyNot? Forum — just celebrated a milestone of 50 millions views. That’s 50 millions ideas spread all over the world … — »

What’s Your Innovation Equation?

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
What’s Your Innovation Equation?

Innovative ideas are really the juxtaposition of seemingly disparate elements and making them all work together. Synthesis gives birth to new creations. In this light, i’ve really found it useful to crystallize one’s thinking by expressing an idea in terms of an innovation equation (or iQuation, as i fondly call it). In a nutshell,... »

Why Not Innovate, Pilipinas?

Saturday, May 17, 2008
By Mark Ruiz

Our Filipino brains have sadly grown acclimated to a culture of acceptance and resignation. The sad fact of the matter is that the path of least resistance is the path most taken. The status quo has allowed us to be at our most glaringly indifferent — as such, most of us have blindingly accepted... »

04.26.08 WhyNot?Forum 4.0 [Photo Album]

Saturday, April 26, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
04.26.08 WhyNot?Forum 4.0 [Photo Album]

WNF 4.0 : Why Not Change, Pilipinas? – a special focus on good governance, held at Tropezz Greenbelt2 »

01.26.08 WhyNot?Forum 3.0 [Photo Album]

Saturday, January 26, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
01.26.08 WhyNot?Forum 3.0 [Photo Album]

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12.15.07 WhyNot?Forum 2.0 [Photo Album]

Saturday, December 15, 2007
By Mark Ruiz
12.15.07 WhyNot?Forum 2.0 [Photo Album]

WhyNot?Forum 2.0 held at Mag:net High Street. »

Philippine Star : Smart Joins the First WhyNot?Forum

Friday, October 26, 2007
By Mark Ruiz
Philippine Star : Smart Joins the First WhyNot?Forum

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09.27.07 WhyNot?Forum 1.0 [Photo Album]

Thursday, September 27, 2007
By Mark Ruiz
09.27.07 WhyNot?Forum 1.0 [Photo Album]

The first WhyNot?Forum held at Warehouse135. put together by a ragtag team. Pitted against an Ateneo game and a signal-2 typhoon, the event nevertheless was jampacked. the eclectic lineup of speakers included Dondi Gomez (Managing Director, Unilever Philippines), Greg Tangonan (technology professor), Brian Tenorio (designer), Gang Badoy (alternative educator), Mon Isberto (Smart’s Head of... »

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