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A Philippine Independence Day conversation touching on Cultural Intelligence, critical thinking, communication, and contemporary issues.
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Talks, interviews, podcast guestings, articles, and media features exploring Culture, Communication, Connection, storytelling, identity, and life across cultures.
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Selected conversations and learning sessions on culturally intelligent storytelling, communication, media, identity, and the ways culture shapes meaning.
A Philippine Independence Day conversation touching on Cultural Intelligence, critical thinking, communication, and contemporary issues.
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A masterclass on applying culturally intelligent storytelling to communication and media research in and of the Philippines.
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A broadcast conversation about the book, the CIS Bamboo Framework, and the importance of culturally grounded stories.
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A discussion on whether Filipino stories can cross borders and how culturally intelligent storytelling can support that journey.
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A conversation with Rian Mitchell Piamonte on Radyo Katipunan 87.9 FM about Filipino stories, who gets to tell them, and waiting for a big platform to decide they are worth telling.
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A conversation about intelligent storytelling for Southeast Asian cultures, the book, and stories that travel across audiences.
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Longer conversations exploring storytelling, safety, cultural intelligence, film, and the CIS Bamboo Framework through different professional and cultural lenses.
Ned joins Greg Dearsly to explore how culture and storytelling influence the ways people understand work, risk, communication, and safety.
A wide-ranging conversation on why deeply rooted stories can travel, and how the CIS Bamboo Framework supports culturally intelligent narrative choices.
Ned and Trisha Carter apply the Bamboo Framework to the Thai film and examine why its cultural specificity resonated across Southeast Asia.
A cross-cultural film conversation using the Bamboo Framework to explore identity, history, power, place, and narrative meaning.
Ned joins Victoria Rennoldson to unpack the C3 Bamboo Framework, and why humor, authority, and emotion read differently depending on where a story lands.
In the Media
Selected articles, interviews, profiles, reviews, and features written by journalists, writers, bloggers, and organizations about Ned Legaspi’s books, frameworks, talks, and work.
A feature on the Philippine book launch at Ateneo and the wider conversation on how Filipino stories can remain culturally rooted while connecting with audiences across borders.
Read the FeatureA feature on the international launch of the book and Ned’s emergence as an author working at the intersection of culture and storytelling.
Read the FeatureThe Consulate reports on Ned’s courtesy call, book, United States tour, and potential collaborations involving cultural intelligence and learning programs.
Read the Press ReleaseA report on the book’s Santa Monica launch, the CIS Bamboo Framework, and its aim to help Southeast Asian creators reach global audiences while remaining rooted.
Read the ArticleAn extended conversation with Nitoy Gonzales on storytelling, cultural intelligence, Southeast Asian narratives, and the importance of retaining a distinct cultural voice.
Read the InterviewUP Asian Center reports on Ned’s international travel grant and presentation of research introducing the CIS Bamboo Framework at ACFEA 2025 in Hanoi.
Read the University FeatureContext.ph's recap described the Philippine launch as more than a book event, a working session on how Filipino stories can cross borders without leaving their identity behind.
Read the FeatureDaily Tribune's recap opened with a direct question for the panel at the Philippine launch: how can Filipino stories remain authentic while resonating with audiences around the world?
Read the ArticleUnited News PH's coverage of the Philippine launch centered on one question the panel kept returning to: can a story stay unmistakably Filipino and still resonate with the rest of the world?
Read the FeatureVillage Connect's recap of the Philippine launch captured how the event turned into a wider conversation among media practitioners, educators, and creatives about telling Filipino stories for the world without losing what makes them Filipino.
Read the RecapFour days before the Philippine launch at Ateneo de Manila University, CoverStory.ph outlined the program and the voices set to speak on how Filipino stories can remain culturally rooted while reaching wider audiences.
Read the PreviewIn the final pre-event feature before the Philippine launch, veteran entertainment columnist Crispina M. Belen introduced the book and the Ateneo program to readers of Celebrity World PH.
Read the PreviewCoverage by The Manila Times placed the Philippine launch of Culturally Intelligent Storytelling within a national media platform, marking an important step in bringing the book's ideas to a wider public.
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