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YOUTH AMBITION & EDUCATION |
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Activating for 21st Century Learning |
| Passionate, fun and energetic, Patrick Newell always stands out from the conventional business crowd. "I spend much of my time being Sensorial (five senses + one = sixth sense), mindful in creating new ideas, creative in igniting movements and a facilitator to empower others to connect the dots.”
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POLICY & NATION DEVELOPMENT |
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The President needs You |
| H.E. President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta launched a heartfelt challenge for entrepreneurs at the recent Qi Global summit in October. He would like creative and entrepreneurial foreigners to create a global boutique coffee chain with the financial support of his government to help the Timorese Coffee Farmers.
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FOOD, HEALTH & LEISURE |
Rainforest Cuisine Project is in The Wall
Street Journal! |
| Singapore-based chef André Chiang is on a mission to save the Borneo rainforest and he’s planning to start by serving what an orangutan eats--wild ferns, orchid leaves and durian flowers. Read more about this Qi initiated project.
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ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNING |
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Blending Nature into Architecture |
| Qi meets Zhu Xiaofeng, Design Principal at Scenic Architecture in Shanghai, China. He shares how architecture could be employed as a tool to achieve a dynamic balance among human, nature and society.
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YOUTH AMBITION & EDUCATION |
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Aviva Great Wall of Education |
| Last November, Qi corporate member
Aviva Asia Pacific inaugurated its third edition of the ‘Aviva Great Wall of Education’ in India, garnering over a million books donated by the children of over 500 schools from 10 of India’s largest cities to be distributed to underprivileged children in need.
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CONSERVATION & WILDLIFE |
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The Rise of the Eco-Warriors |
| Here is it... The wonderful teaser launched at Qi Global 2011 by award-winning film director Dr. Cathy Henkel and world famous biologist Dr. Willie Smits, both Qi speakers. Be one of first to watch it! Watch Video |
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WOMENS EMPOWERMENT |
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Empower Migrant Women through Micro-business Education |
| Qi meets Dr. Sarah Mavrinac, President of aidha, the world's micro-business school that nurtures the entrepreneurial talent of Asia’s migrant women.
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YOUTH AMBITION & EDUCATION |
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Touch Sala Bai Sunday Brunch |
| On November 28th, Qi attended a brunch organised by Sam McGoun, founder of Touch, to benefit the Sala Bai Hotel & Restaurant School in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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YOUTH AMBITION & EDUCATION |
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Looking for something really different? |
| The Baeyul Dewaling Gross National Happiness Centre of Bhutan is hiring a program development coordinator to spearhead the creation, piloting and evaluation of new experiential education programs for Bhutanese citizens, as well as international visitors to Bhutan, to be formally launched in 2013.
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Qi GLOBAL 2012 |
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Who would you like to see next year? |
| We asked and you mentioned…. Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International; Guruji Sri Sri Poonamji, renowned Indian healer; Yogesh Arora, celebrity and spiritual chef; Calvin Chin, founder of Qifang, the first Chinese online student loan community. Who else?
To Volunteer for Qi Global 2012 | Download Qi 2011 Survey Results (Size: 10mb) |
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SOCIAL IMPACT INVESTMENT |
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Measuring Philanthropic Impact through Evaluation |
| Asia's dramatic economic growth gives rise to charitable giving. But how can you evaluate Asian philanthropies so the funder knows if his giving is making a societal impact? Qi Global 2011 speaker Victor Kuo from FSG Social Impact Advisors shares his insights.
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WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT |
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Strong Women, Strong Nation |
| Qi meets Kirsty Sword Gusmão, Former First Lady of Timor-Leste and Founder of Alola Foundation. She shares how Alola empowers East Timorese women to be important agents of change, innovation and peace-building in this new nation.
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POLICY & NATION DEVELOPMENT |
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Talking Truth to Power |
| Qi 2010 speaker and founder of Global Institute For Tomorrow Chandran Nair presented at the November APEC 2011 CEO Summit in Honolulu. He urged Asian political leaders to reject the Western consumption-led economic model given that it relies on promoting relentless consumption through the under-pricing of resources.
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Qi GLOBAL 2011 |
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Survey Results Ready! |
What are the three highlights of your experience at Qi Global 2011 this year?
- To meet interesting people from diverse areas who are changing the world
- Networking and Collaborating (especially at Pods)
- The message and movie about Happiness
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P.S. did you miss any of these interesting stories?
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Dutch artist Marcel Heijnen: Capturing Change through Art
What are People Saying about Qi 2011?
Frederic Moraillon, Managing Director of Blah Blah PR: Redefining the Role of Business
M. A. Greenstein, Founder of The George Greenstein Institute: Neuroscience for Design Thinking
Monica Abrol: Driving Corporate Thinking for Sustainable Culture
Linda Locke, CEO & Creative Director at Godmother Consulting: Redefining the Advertising Game
Keith Morrison, Director of Communications, Asia Pacific at Black & Veatch: Communicating a World of Difference
Seok Tin, a visually handicapped Artist: Seeing Life Through Art
Valerio Nannini of Nestlé Singapore: Innovating Beyond Expectations
Grace Sai, Founder of Books for Hope: Reading for a Brighter Future
Fleming Voetmann, Head of Public Affairs at Novozymes: Biotech for Better Tomorrow
Pasha Bakhtiar, WillowTree Impact Investors: Investing for Impact
Zhang Tingjun, Founder of The Chain Reaction Project: Adventure for a Good Cause
Isabell Mohr, Communication Manager at Bosch: Not CSR As Usual
Tomas Pedrasa, Founder of Frando: Re-Imagining Urban Landscapes
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