Transform the helped to helper
The key to cultivating empathy? Enable others to pay it forward, says Ashoka Fellow and founder of Time Banks, Edgar Cahn. Part 5 of our series on Empathy 101 (view the rest below)
Jostein Solheim Of Ben & Jerry's: Empathy Is Not Simply The Flavor Of The Month
Jostein Solheim is CEO of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc., one of the world’s most iconic ice creams and a company that is formally committed to growing its social impact even more than its profits. Jostein (pronounced ‘Yo-Stein’) joined Ben & Jerry’s six years ago from Unilever . Ashoka’s Michael...
The Values Revolution: Embedding Empathy in the New Economy
Much has been written about how our economy is changing, particularly in light of the digital revolution. This economy is defined by entirely new ways of organizing and working together, by an energizing sense of possibility, and by a seemingly insatiable thirst for problem solving. But a central...
Sommet international One Young World par Sparknews
Le sommet One Young World a rassemblé à Ottawa en septembre des milliers de jeunes leaders pour réfléchir ensemble aux enjeux de demain. À découvrir à travers les yeux de Sparknews, organisation du Fellow Ashoka Christian de Boisredon, présent sur place. > Retrouvez ici plus d'informations sur...
Danica Straith – Director of Venture and Partnerships
Danica comes from a family of entrepreneurs with Scottish ancestry in the unceded Coast Salish Territory of Victoria, BC. At Ashoka Canada, she leads the search and selection of visionary social change leaders into the global community of Ashoka Fellows. In addition, she co-leads the development and...
Empathy, Not Bureaucracy, Makes Organizations Great -- Leadership Lessons from Anand Mahindra
Anand Mahindra, CEO of Mahindra Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate with a presence in over 100 countries, sat down with Ashoka entrepreneur Ashwin Naik to share his journey, influences and ideas on the central role empathy must play if we want to be great business leaders in today’s world...
Why Role Models Matter For The CEOs Of Tomorrow
Long processes, one-way communication, top-down decision-making—this was the norm when Istanbul-based Sina Afra started his career in consulting. Then a junior associate at KPMG, he didn’t dare to contribute ideas unsolicited. Now, some 20 years on, this serial entrepreneur shares what inspired his...
How 5 Creative Young People Are Addressing Youth Employment In Africa
Editor's Note: Tiwale, KadAfrica, Twim Academy, GiftedMom, and AEPT were named winners in The MasterCard Foundation and Ashoka’s “Future Forward: Innovations for Youth Employment in Africa” challenge. These young social entrepreneurs will take part in the Ashoka Changemakers Day on Youth Employment...
Future of Work: What Skills Will Help Us Keep Pace?
From Elon Musk’s tweet that artificial intelligence may be more dangerous than nuclear weapons to the growing clamor of voices warning robots will take away our jobs, it is clear we are focusing more on the problems of AI, robotics, and automation than the solutions. While the problems are real and...
Empathy and Teamwork Are Key for Building Innovation Ecosystems
Maybe Ashoka is onto something after all! It wasn’t more than 15 minutes into this week’s Global Innovation Summit + Week that empathy came up in the context of creating innovation ecosystems. The predominant metaphor for the week is that of a rainforest, where we may all be competing for a finite...