May 17, 2021Reskill now for a future-proof workforce!By: Zhihan Lee This is the final part of a series of articles by Ashoka Fellow Zhihan Lee on how to adapt and reskill during the pandemic. Read Part 1 and Part 2. Change is inevitable, but the suffering that comes with it can be managed. Due to COVID-19, organizations…Future Of Work6 min readFuture Of Work6 min read
May 4, 2021Human skills are not just “soft skills”, they are essential in the future of work!By: Zhihan Lee This is Part 2 of a series of articles by Ashoka Fellow Zhihan Lee on how to adapt and reskill during the pandemic. Read Part 1 and Part 3. Many people call human skills different things such as soft skills, people skills, or behavioral skills. At BagoSphere…Reskilling4 min readReskilling4 min read
Apr 19, 2021The COVID-19 massive unemployment problem: How do we adapt?By: Zhihan Lee Ashoka Fellow Zhihan Lee reflected on this huge challenge last year, but with the Philippines going on its second year of hard lockdowns, we felt that it was timely to share his thoughts as a compass to guide us moving forward. This is the first article in…Future Of Work5 min readFuture Of Work5 min read
Apr 12, 2021(Lessons from) a Volunteer Papaya TreeBy: Jo Anne V. Coruña This is the final part of former Staff member Jo Anne’s “Ecology of Changemaking” series. Read the first part here and the second part here. Now that I’ve hopefully convinced you about the necessity of practicing an ecology of changemaking, let’s get back to the…Ecology5 min readEcology5 min read
Mar 17, 2021Why we need an ecology of changemakingBy: Jo Anne V. Coruña This is the second part of former Staff member Jo Anne’s “Ecology of Changemaking” series. Read the first part here. There is no escaping nature. However far our species may have travelled away from other creatures and natural spaces, simply by being alive and being…Ecology3 min readEcology3 min read
Mar 3, 2021Changemaking with NatureBy: Jo Anne V. Coruña This International Women’s Month, we’re featuring stories from the women changemakers in the Ashoka Philippines Community! This is our former Staff member Jo Anne’s first article in the “Ecology of Changemaking” series. The Ecology of Changemaking Program asks the question, How might we make lasting…Permaculture3 min readPermaculture3 min read
Feb 23, 2021The Social Entrepreneurship Sector… We are all startups again!By: Kevin Lee Early on in 2020, at the height of anxieties around lockdown and the pandemic, we got in touch with Ashoka Fellow Kevin Lee to understand what this historic moment would mean for social entrepreneurs. Written in May of 2020, many of Kevin Lee’s points still hold a…Social Entrepreneurship5 min readSocial Entrepreneurship5 min read
