Anshul Tewari Created India’s Largest Youth Media Platform at Age 17
Anshul Tewari was dismayed that cultural taboos are producing “a culture of silence that is pushing an entire generation away from changemaking.”
Simon Stumpf on early changemaking: "In the world today, we will all be called upon to lead at some point"
Simon Stumpf, Director of Ashoka’s Fellow selection program in the U.S., shares how he seized his own opportunity to lead as pre-teen when family circumstances demanded and how he didn’t stop there. As a parent today facing a world of great change and challenges, he shares his thoughts on what it...
Robin Chase: leading one entrepreneurial coup after another, like Zipcar
If anyone understands the profound transformation of society that is now upon us, it is Robin Chase. (See her admired book, Peers Inc.) She not only sees it clearly; but she also, in one entrepreneurial coup after another, is putting its new architecture in place. She co-founded Zipcar and was its...
#LeadYoung - Robin Chase: Liderando un golpe empresarial tras otro, como Zipcar
Pocas personas entienden realmente la profunda transformación de la sociedad que hoy nos atraviesa. Sin dudas, Robin Chase es una de ellas (Ver su reconocido libro de Peers Inc.). Ella no solo lo ve con claridad, sino que, a través de distintos emprendimientos, está montando su nueva arquitectura...
#LeadYoung - Robin Chase: Diriger un coup d'entreprise après l'autre, comme Zipcar
S’il y a bien quelqu’un qui comprend la profonde transformation sociétale que nous vivons actuellement, c’est Robin Chase (référez-vous à son livre admiré, Peers Inc.). Elle la voit non seulement très bien, mais elle met également en place sa nouvelle architecture à l’aide d’un enchaînement de coups...
#LeadYoung - Robin Chase: líder na revolução da economia compartilhada começou a empreender na adolescência
Se há alguém que compreende a profunda transformação pela qual nossa sociedade está passando, essa pessoa é Robin Chase (confira seu livro "Economia Compartilhada", já traduzido para dezenas de idiomas). E ela não apenas entende a situação: com uma iniciativa empresarial atrás da outra, Robin está...
From Feeling to Doing: Overcoming the Bystander Effect
Over the last few weeks, there’s been a flood of commentary, outrage, and too-little-too-late actions over the sexual abuse scandals at Penn State, and the charges issued against former Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky. What each successive firing has proved is that the physical acts themselves are...
Empathy is a Winning Strategy
Think of the word “athlete,” and stereotypical “jock” images will likely come to mind: the guy (almost always a guy) with the pumped up muscles and fierce demeanor, whose aggression doesn’t go away when he leaves the court or field. But these associations overlook a little known fact: the best...
Ashoka’s Youth Venture and Best Buy Present Winners of the ‘Technology for a Better World’ Campaign
Ashoka’s Youth Venture, a global organization supporting youth social entrepreneurs, and Best Buy Co., Inc. are proud to present the five winners of the Technology for a Better World Campaign. The winners were recognized for their innovative contributions to public and community service at the...
Urban Montessori
Urban Montessori Public Charter School is one of the only few schools in the U.S. that is combining the Montessori approach, design thinking, and arts integration to provide its students with a “Changemaker education.” One of the ways that Urban Montessori accomplishes this is through community days...