Philippines 2020
Spreading Innovation!
LS145 Business Innovation Management Class Intro! View more documents from Mark Ruiz. In the spirit of open-source and sharing my cognitive surplus, I’ll be uploading my Innovation Class week-on-week as it unfolds (that way, I still have the upper-hand in surprising my students). I’ll eventually be organizing all of them (with all the notes,... »
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... »
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... »
A Voice for Change
It’s no secret that i’m a fan of Sugarfree. Their ‘Popsicle’-like sound fused with Pinoy Pop sensibilities is almost-perfect aural splendor. And so when I chanced upon this video a couple of days back, it elevated them into another sphere — that of conscientious rock band, something like U2-lite. The song is part of... »
Modern-Day Multiplication of the Loaves
Tonight, I was witness to a miracle – almost like a modern-day multiplication of the loaves. People dropping by the Ateneo College Covered Courts to donate to those affected by the unimaginable havoc caused by Typhoon Ondoy. It was a scene of volunteers thanklessly, selflessly, and ego-lessly working together to facilitate all this. Keep... »
The Social Change Challenge
THE SOCIAL CHANGE CHALLENGE PR: PURSUING REFORMS Keynote Address, 16th National Public Relations Congress September 10, 2009 Manila Hotel by Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J. President, Ateneo de Manila University First of all, warmest congratulations to the Public Relations Society of the Philippines as you hold your 16th National Public Relations Congress. Greetings to Butch... »
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... »
Country Above Self
Mar Roxas makes the ultimate sacrifice and drops out of next year’s Presidential Race in order to give way to Noynoy Aquino. Citing that this was the most difficult decision he’s ever grappled with in his life, Senator Roxas explains that he had to set aside his personal ambition for the greater good. In... »
Make or Break
In a rare treat, Inovent was asked to present to the Electronics and Communications Engineering Society of DSLU for their recent Convergence Seminar. Now, this is an audience i’m particularly interested in talking to. So aside from Ryan, Nikko, and myself sharing the Ilumina (Brian was in the US), I also took the opportunity... »
Reimagining the New Filipino
Coming off the heels of our 6th WhyNot?Forum — Why Not Be True? Tribute to Pinoy Subculture Tribes, the WhyNuts thought through the theme for 7.0. Our minds were swimming around science, futurism, and heroism – until we decided to coincide our schedule with the August 21 death anniversary of national hero Ninoy Aquino.... »
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