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100% passing rate for May 2023 Embiggen-GIMI Level 1 certification exam

100% passing rate for May 2023 Embiggen-GIMI Level 1 certification exam

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – All 11 Embiggen-trained exam takers passed the May 2023 Global Innovation Management Institute (GIMI) Level 1 certification exam.  The students now have the certification level of “Innovation Associate” from GIMI, the worldwide standard certification body for innovation and innovation management. Embiggen is the exclusive certified training partner of GIMI in the Philippines. …

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The Embiggen Group was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Most Innovative Startup of the Year - Business Service Industries category in the 10th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

Embiggen Group Wins Silver Stevie® Award in 2023 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Embiggen Group was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Most Innovative Startup of the Year – Business Service Industries category in the 10th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations …

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ECCP partners with Embiggen to certify members in innovation under the GIMI Certified Innovation Professional program

ECCP partners with Embiggen to certify members in innovation under the GIMI Certified Innovation Professional program

The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) partnered with the Embiggen Innovation Institute (EII) to certify its members in innovation and innovation management last March 27, 2023.  The business chamber will offer the Global Innovation Management Institute (GIMI) Level 1: Associate innovation certification to its members, with the next cohort starting on April …

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Embiggen Venture Architect Pauline Guanzon honored for advancing causes of women entrepreneurs

Embiggen Venture Architect Pauline Guanzon honored for advancing causes of women entrepreneurs

Embiggen Digital Ventures Venture Architect Pauline Joaquin Guanzon was honored by the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) Philippines for advancing the causes of women entrepreneurs in celebration of Women’s month. Guanzon was recognized alongside 19 women entrepreneurs and business leaders including Rosalind Wee, Alice Liu, Emma M. Imperial, Mary Grace Dimacali, Emelda Teng, Ida …

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Embiggen, TechShake, & StartUp Village host visiting Filipino American angel investors

Embiggen, TechShake, & StartUp Village host visiting Filipino American angel investors

Embiggen, TechShake, a Philippine-based startup ecosystem builder, and StartUp Village, a startup incubator and accelerator co-hosted a mixer with visiting Filipino American angel investors and local startups in Manila last Wednesday, February 22, 2023. “As a venture builder, we understand the importance of building a wide yet tight-knit network of startups and investors not only …

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It's time to innovate beyond horizon one

It’s time to innovate beyond horizon one: A message from the CEO

Hi! If we haven’t met, let me introduce myself. I’m Rolan Marco Garcia, Founding CEO and Managing Partner of the Embiggen Group. We are a corporate venturing group that partners with groundbreaking organizations to build, scale, and invest in new digital ventures at startup speed. 2022 was a fantastic year for Embiggen. We garnered 4 …

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Department of Foreign Affairs taps Embiggen to train officers in economic diplomacy & foresight

Department of Foreign Affairs taps Embiggen to train officers in economic diplomacy & foresight

Embiggen and the Embiggen Innovation Institute (EII) trained the economic officers of the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in marketing and economic diplomacy last December 13-14, 2022. The diplomacy training program was enhanced by innovation, strategic foresight, and futures thinking concepts.  EII equipped the DFA’s economic officers with the tools and knowledge they need …

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Embiggen Founding CEO & Managing Partner Rolan Marco Garcia delivers his masterclass on corporate innovation to the FAST group - FAST Logistics Group partners with Embiggen to build corporate innovation foundations

FAST Logistics Group partners with Embiggen to build corporate innovation foundations

The FAST Logistics Group, one of the Philippines’ largest and widest-reaching logistics firms, has partnered with the Embiggen Group to build its foundation in corporate innovation. In the first part of the engagement, Embiggen trained 100 of the logistics firm’s executives, innovation project leaders, managers, and team members in the fundamentals of corporate innovation.  The …

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Embiggen hosts two Philippine Startup Week 2022 events

Embiggen hosts two Philippine Startup Week 2022 events

The Embiggen Group and the Embiggen Innovation Institute (EII) hosted two events on corporate venturing, and innovation at the 2022 Philippine Startup Week last week. This year marks the third consecutive year that Embiggen was part of the Philippines’ largest startup conference. It is organized annually by the Departments of Science and Technology (DOST), Trade …

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19 Innovators Graduate From Embiggen-AIM Corporate Innovation Strategy Systems Design Program

19 Innovators Graduate From Embiggen-AIM Innovation Strategy Program

19 innovators graduated from the Corporate Innovation Systems Strategy & Design program delivered by the Embiggen Innovation Institute (EII) in partnership with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). It is one of the modules required for the Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Innovation and Digital Leadership, the first corporate innovation and digital leadership executive education program …

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