Innovate Podcast

Innovate Podcast


Latest Episodes

Ashoka Fellow Betty Makoni: Empowering Girls in Africa and Beyond
April 14, 2013

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Betty Makoni, the Founder and CEO of the Girl Child Network Worldwide, an organization at the center of a global commitment to gathering, codifying, training and promoting the experiences and expertise of African gi

Ashoka Fellow Andreas Heinecke: Empathy and Dialogue in the Dark
March 31, 2013

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Andreas Heinecke, founder and CEO of Dialogue Social Enterprise and Dialogue in the Dark. Dialogue is an exhibition and workshop to explore the unseen. The concept of Dialogue in the Dark is simple: blind guides lea

Ashoka Fellow Connie Siskowski: Empathy and Caregiving Youth
March 17, 2013

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Connie Siskowski, Founder and President of the American Association of Caregiving Youth, the only organization of its kind addressing issues across the United States surrounding the silent, vulnerable and hidden population o

Ashoka Fellow Chris Underhill: Empathy and Basic Needs (rebroadcast from 2013)
March 03, 2013

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Chris Underhill about his work as founder and director of Basic Needs, an international charity that works to bring about lasting change in the lives of mentally ill

Ashoka Fellow Vishal Talreja: Empathy and Dream a Dream
February 17, 2013

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Vishal Talreja regarding Dream a Dream, an award-winning organization based in India that is working on empowering young people from vulnerable backgrounds by developing their life skills and at the same time sensitizing the

Ashoka Fellow John Marks: Empathy and Search for Common Ground
February 02, 2013

A dialogue with John Marks, founder and President of Search for Common Ground, about the role of empathy in John's work over the past 30 years in his international NGO dedicated to transforming how the world deals with conflict.Search for Common Ground on

Ashoka Fellow Jim Thompson: Empathy and Positive Coaching
January 13, 2013

A dialogue with Jim Thompson, founder of the Positive Coaching Alliance, about helping youth build character and learn empathy through Jim's transformative approach to coaching in youth sports.Positive Coaching Alliance on FacebookJim Thompson on LinkedIn

Ideas Unbound: A Video Podcast on Innovation and Problem Solving
December 30, 2012

A video podcast by David Castro produced for Ashoka and the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance on Problem Solving and Innovation.I-LEAD on FacebookDavid Castro on LinkedIn

Ashoka Fellow Molly Barker, Empathy and Girls on the Run
December 16, 2012

An interview with Molly Barker, founder of Girls on the Run, a international grassroots movement and nonprofit organization that encourages pre-teen girls to develop self respect and healthy lifestyles through

Ideas Unbound: Author Beverly Schwartz on Rippling, How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation
November 25, 2012

A dialogue with Author Beverly Schwartz, Ashoka's Vice President of Global Marketing. Beverly has written Rippling: How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation Around the World. Beverly takes us on a journey around the globe exploring the stories of some o