BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ned LEGASPI | Author • Educator • Speaker - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ned LEGASPI | Author • Educator • Speaker X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nedlegaspi.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ned LEGASPI | Author • Educator • Speaker REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Manila BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Manila:20260723T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Manila:20260723T113000 DTSTAMP:20260720T154740Z CREATED:20260719T053704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T154740Z UID:37933-1784800800-1784806200@nedlegaspi.com SUMMARY:Philippine Launch of Culturally Intelligent Storytelling DESCRIPTION:Past Event\n\n International Book Launch \n\n \n The Global Launch of Culturally Intelligent Storytelling\n \n\n \n Ned Legaspi introduced Culturally Intelligent Storytelling for\n Southeast Asian Creators internationally during the CQ Fellows\n Book Launch at the Shore Hotel in Santa Monica\, California.\n \n\n \n The event marked his debut as an international author and brought a\n distinctly Southeast Asian perspective into a global conversation on\n cultural intelligence.\n \n \n\n \n \n Date\n Tuesday\, November 4\, 2025\n \n\n \n Venue\n Shore Hotel\n \n 1515 Ocean Avenue\, Santa Monica\, California 90401\n \n \n\n \n Event\n CQ Fellows Book Launch\n \n\n \n Role\n Featured Author\n \n\n \n Organizer\n CQ Fellows\n \n Led by cultural intelligence scholar Dr. David Livermore\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n 01\n\n A New Chapter \n\n \n International Author Debut\n \n\n \n After three decades of working with stories and audiences in\n international media\, Ned entered a new chapter as the author of an\n original Southeast Asian storytelling framework.\n \n \n\n \n Why the Launch Mattered \n\n \n A Southeast Asian Voice in a Global Cultural Intelligence Community\n \n\n \n \n The Santa Monica launch was part of a wider CQ Fellows gathering\n featuring new books that applied cultural intelligence to\n real-world fields such as leadership\, education\, organizational\n practice\, culture\, and storytelling.\n \n\n \n Ned's contribution focused on the creative world. The book asked\n how creators can build stories that connect with audiences across\n cultures without flattening the identities\, values\, and lived\n realities from which those stories emerge.\n \n\n \n Launching the book in this setting placed Southeast Asian creative\n practice within a global community of cultural intelligence\n practitioners and thought leaders.\n \n \n\n \n “This book is a way of reclaiming our place in global storytelling.”\n Ned Legaspi\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n The CQ Fellows Context \n\n \n From Fellowship Inquiry to Published Framework\n \n\n \n \n CQ Fellows is a one-year advanced certification program in cultural\n intelligence led by Dr. David Livermore. Fellows apply cultural\n intelligence to a specific professional field and continue as\n members of the Society of CQ Fellows after completing the program.\n \n\n \n For Ned\, the professional domain was storytelling. The fellowship\n provided a disciplined environment for examining a question shaped\n by years in international media: How can stories cross cultures\n while remaining accountable to the people and communities from\n which they come?\n \n\n \n The book launch represented the public expression of that inquiry.\n It turned lived experience\, professional practice\, and cultural\n intelligence scholarship into a practical framework for creators\,\n educators\, and communicators.\n \n \n\n \n \n About CQ Fellows\n \n \n \n\n \n Event Theme \n\n \n How Cultural Intelligence Shapes Practice\n \n\n \n \n Storytelling\n \n How narratives can remain rooted while connecting across cultures.\n \n \n\n \n Leadership\n \n How leaders adapt and work effectively across diverse contexts.\n \n \n\n \n Culture\n \n How identity\, values\, expectations\, and context shape human interaction.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n The Book \n\n \n Culturally Intelligent Storytelling for Southeast Asian Creators\n \n\n \n The book introduces the CIS Bamboo Framework\, a four-stage approach for\n creating narratives that stay culturally grounded while resonating\n across audiences and contexts.\n \n\n \n \n 01\n StoryRoot\n \n Understanding the cultural identity\, values\, history\, and lived\n realities beneath a story.\n \n \n\n \n 02\n StoryCraft\n \n Building the narrative through structure\, character\, perspective\,\n language\, and responsible creative choices.\n \n \n\n \n 03\n StoryPulse\n \n Listening for how different audiences may interpret\, feel\, and\n respond to the story.\n \n \n\n \n 04\n StoryLeaf\n \n Translating insight into an audience encounter that makes\n connection\, reflection\, or action possible.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Explore the Book\n \n\n \n Explore the C3 Framework\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n The Larger Journey \n\n \n From International Media Executive to Author\, Educator\, and Speaker\n \n\n \n The launch connected three chapters of Ned's professional life:\n international media practice\, continuing scholarship\, and the\n development of original frameworks.\n \n\n \n \n Chapter 01\n Three Decades in International Media\n \n Work with global Filipino audiences created the questions that\n would later shape his cultural and storytelling inquiry.\n \n \n\n \n Chapter 02\n Cultural Intelligence and Scholarship\n \n CQ Fellows\, Philippine Studies\, communication research\, and\n cross-cultural practice gave the questions deeper structure.\n \n \n\n \n Chapter 03\n An Original Southeast Asian Framework\n \n The CIS Bamboo Framework transformed experience and inquiry into a\n practical model for creators and communicators.\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Media Coverage \n\n \n The Launch in the News\n \n\n \n \n ABS-CBN Lifestyle\n\n \n “Culturally Intelligent Storytelling” Launch Marks Breakthrough for Author Ned Legaspi\n \n\n \n Coverage of the international launch and the book's contribution to\n culturally grounded storytelling for Southeast Asian creators.\n \n\n \n Read the Article\n \n \n\n \n The Filipino Correspondent Network\n\n \n Filipino Author Ned Legaspi Launches Book on Cultural Intelligence\n \n\n \n A preview of the Santa Monica launch\, the CQ Fellows gathering\, and\n the international release of the book.\n \n\n \n Read the Article\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Event Archive \n\n \n The Beginning of the Book's Public Journey\n \n\n \n \n The Santa Monica launch was the first public milestone in the life of\n Culturally Intelligent Storytelling for Southeast Asian\n Creators. It introduced the book within an international\n community and affirmed that Southeast Asian creative perspectives\n belong in global conversations about culture and communication.\n \n\n \n The book would later return to the Philippines for its formal\n Philippine launch at Ateneo de Manila University\, extending the\n conversation from an international fellowship community to creators\,\n educators\, media practitioners\, and institutional leaders at home.\n \n \n\n \n \n View All Events\n \n\n \n Contact Ned URL:https://nedlegaspi.com/event/culturally-intelligent-storytelling-philippine-launch/ CATEGORIES:Book Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nedlegaspi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Events-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR