Q&A with IBM’s Tony Tenicela: Empathy, Diversity, and the Keys to Corporate Turnaround
“In today's world, where everyone is so interconnected and interdependent, it is simply essential that we work for each other's success. If we're going to solve the biggest, thorniest, and most widespread problems in business and society, we have to innovate in ways that truly matter.” —Samuel...
Ashoka Globalizer Summit: Day 3 and Wrap-Up
The final day of the Ashoka Globalizer Summit was a chance for participants to combine the conceptual ideas they learned on Day 1 (using open source and smart networks as strategies to scale) with the practical insights they gained from Day 2 (from their one-on-one conversations with business...
Georgetown announces a new Social Impact and Innovation Center
Geogretown just announced a new center to promote collaboration among students, faculty and the private sector to foster innovation and provide a unique skill-set to generate concrete, solution-based social change. The video from the launch event features Ashoka Fellow Mark Hanis, ASN members...
Moving from Startup to Growth: 7 Surprising Changes during 7 Years leading Ashoka U
The last seven years working on Ashoka U have been a rollercoaster, but I have to admit that I loved every minute. Over the years, it has been fascinating to observe (and tackle) the changing nature of the challenges that have arisen through the course of building a team and growing a global program...
The Age of Empowerment is Here (If We Want It)
If you enjoy the sensation of dizziness take a look at the UN’s recently adopted mission: the Sustainable Development Goals . There are no less than 169 targets grouped together under seventeen aims. The assembled states of the world expect to eliminate poverty, achieve well-being for all and end...
Politics in the wake of Brexit: In Conversation with Stephen Kinnock, MP
Ashoka UK’s Meera Patel caught up with Labour MP Stephen Kinnock to discuss building a constructive politics in the wake of the vote to leave the EU. Meera Patel (MP): What are the implications of Brexit for young people? Stephen Kinnock (SK): It poses a fundamental question about our future as a...