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IMBA Visits a Buriram Change Maker and the Thunder Castle
Photo by Tan Theansukhont, IMBA B.6 Change Makers are everywhere, and come in all shapes and sizes. One very interesting Change Maker is Newin Chidchob, who has built an incredible football story in...
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IMBA Runs the Bangkok Marathon
IMBA was showing that it can accept both mental and physical challenges when a group of students from a number of batches turned out for the Bangkok Marathon last week. Enjoying a break from the...
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IMBA Change Makers are more innovative than those in Silicon Valley — Part 1
OK, I admit the title of this post is meant to grab attention. But, it is true: IMBA Change Makers–in fact entrepreneurs in any developing country–are more innovative than those in Silicon Valley....
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Part 2: IMBA Change Makers are more innovative than those in Silicon Valley
So, I was midway through my argument about why IMBA Change Makers are more innovative than those in Silicon Valley… In the previous post, we developed some of the basic innovation theory to explain how...
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Parties That Cook: A Fun, Innovative Opportunity?
Suatragool (B.6) and Norapatchara (B.9) showing their culinary skills with Parties That Cook. When IMBA goes to the US for the Innovation Deep Dive the first goal of the trip is for all students to...
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At Steve Blank’s House
IMBA has built up some pretty good connections in Silicon Valley through our friends at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, allowing us access to some incredible people, in some incredible...
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TaraFresh Wins 2nd Place at the Asian Entrepreneurship Awards in Tokyo
The TaraFresh team of Boonying Buranawattanachok (Roj) and Smitthida Euavisalsin (Pinky) were in Tokyo competing for the Asian Entrepreneurship Award, and came away with the Second Prize. TaraFresh...
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For One Group of IMBA Students: Learning the Value of Talking to Potential...
It’s a common message these days, anytime anybody is talking about innovation or entrepreneurship: “Have you talked with potential customers?” So, when one group of IMBA students came looking for...
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Listening to Yunus at the Impact Investing Forum 2013
Source: Impact Forum IMBA was in Singapore recently to join the Impact Investing Forum and had a chance to listen to the keynote address by Prof. Muhammad Yunus. Of course, when you are a Noble...
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A Wooden Keyboard Offers Interesting Lessons About Innovation and IMBA 3 eX’s
I saw in The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/5/4494966/oree-wooden-keyboard-gets-pop-up-tokyo-workshop) that a French maker of wooden keyboards for iPad was launching their product on the...
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And What Does This Have To Do With IMBA?
Maybe nothing. But, I thought it was a nice colorful picture on the side of a shabby wall in front of a rundown city lot. In the least it is a great example of why people create.
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Catching Up With Randy Komisar From KleinerPerkins
While at Stanford we had one of our favorite guest speakers join us, Randy Komisar from KleinerPerkins. Randy has spoken to a number of IMBA Batches but as our numbers have grown, we have had to give...
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Greenlite Video from Dartmouth Digital Arts Leadership and Innovation Lab
Lorie Loeb, from the Digital Arts Leadership and Innovation Lab (DALI) at Dartmouth University, recently visited IMBA and talked about her experiences using media and digital technology to help...
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Klong Dinsor launches toys for blind children
Chatchai (Batch 6) has put his IMBA skills and natural curiosity to work to create Klong Dinsor, a new, innovative toy which helps blind kids learn. After months of development, Klong Dinsor is now...
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Rapid Prototyping at Klong Dinsor
In a recent post we saw Klong Dinsor (“Pencil Case”) started by Chatchai (B.6) began its first shipments of toys specifically designed for blind children. The company with its goal to provide...
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Opportunities are Everywhere–Even Isaan
Everybody loves a rags-to-riches story, so it was heartening to read Forbes highlighting the spectacular rise of Witoon Suriyawanakul, who started Siam Global House, a construction materials retailer...
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Tina Seelig is #2 Best-Selling Author In Thailand at the Moment…
IMBA students and alums who have made the trip to San Francisco as part of the IMBA Innovation Deep Dive will all remember high-energy creativity guru, Tina Seelig, who runs the Stanford Technology...
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Marisara Brand on TV
Marisara Satrulee (B.6) has been making headlines with her fashion brand, Marisara, a brand launched while Marisara was studying at IMBA. Her clothes were worn recently by the all-female team of ปอ,...
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Visit the Escape Artist in Taipei
I was in Taipei recently, one of my favorite cities in Asia. It is true that with the excitement (maybe now dimming?) of the rise of China, Taiwan no longer garners much press these days. For me,...
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Wheel-Go-Round Launches Mobile Phone App With Microsoft
Wheel-Go-Round, launched by IMBA B.8 students Lipda, Petra, Jenny, Pin, and Aey, got support from Microsoft’s Youth Spark program to develop a mobile phone app to identify wheelchair-friendly...
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