Leading From Behind

Written by David Herald Felicelda, MSIB 2020 Class President In preparing for this message, the first thing I did was to take off my speaker’s hat and start weaving a story to tell — a story of us. Most of my time was spent in creating a slideshow video of the moments we spent together…

My Attempt at a Valedictory Speech

Written by Masaki V. Mitsuhashi, MScIB CIP I was asked by the send-off organizers to make a valedictory speech on behalf of the Master of Science in Innovation and Business Class of 2020. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine myself giving this valedictory speech. Surprise. I was actually the lazy guy who…

At the Heart of an Ever-changing Asia, Always

Written by Marvin Belina, MSDS 2020 Originally submitted on 10 November 2019, the winning piece for Life at AIM’s Student Contest for AIM’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Updated 08 August 2020 by Life at AIM “Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision, and change” The above quote is attributed to Richard Branson from…

The Learning Experience in AIM

Finally, I am here in Asian Institute of Management (AIM) chasing the dreams of gaining global learning experience. I started my Master in Development Management (MDM) journey last January 2019, and it was my first experience away from my home country, India. The experience in AIM is valuable in many levels. First and foremost, it…

Stay focused when a community comes first

Every development program has the ultimate goal of community development in terms of well-being. Nowadays, it is challenging to mobilize the community for development programs. Though it’s human nature, we are too complacent for change. To be successful in achieving the ultimate goal, the essential requirements are to mobilize the people and to develop the…