THE BLOG
Notes From Where Cultures Meet.
From speaking rooms and classrooms to travels, conversations, and works in progress, this is where Ned shares reflections on culture, communication, storytelling, and the questions that continue to shape his work.

Why Filipino Nurses Wait for One Another: Cultural Intelligence in Healthcare Teams
HEALTHCARE & CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE At Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, Ned Legaspi explored how Cultural Intelligence

Rooted Yet Resonant at the Speech Communication Conference 2025
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION – LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES At the Speech Communication Conference 2025 at the

Connecting London and The Hague Through Stories
While I was in London for a speaking engagement at SOAS University of London, another

Restorying Heritage at SOAS University of London
CONFERENCE · UNITED KINGDOM Heritage can be physically returned. But can meaning, memory, and identity

Crossing Continents with Stories: My First European Presentation at SOAS
When I first began exploring how stories travel across cultures, I never imagined the journey

StoryCraft Case Study #3 – Dark (Germany)
Adapted from Chapter 40 of Culturally Intelligent Storytelling for Southeast Asian Creators About this case