Category Archives: Social Change

The New Reason to Work – My Book!

Posted on January 17, 2022 by roshanjpaul

On November 29, 2021, my book, co-authored with colleague and dear friend Ilaina Rabbat, was published! It’s available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback or hardcover, as well as on most other book-selling sites. We were delighted when the book reached #1 on … Continue reading →

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How to Build a Career that Will Change the World

Posted on January 17, 2022 by roshanjpaul

Along with my co-author Ilaina, I was delighted to join the co-founder of Escape the City for a fireside chat about our new book, The New Reason to Work. Watch the conversation here.

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Building a Career of Purpose – a Fireside Chat

Posted on May 25, 2021 by roshanjpaul

I really enjoyed speaking with the students of The Brandling’s “Brand the Change” online course. Watch the talk here: You can also read the transcript of the session here.

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My Podcast Interviews

Posted on March 25, 2021 by roshanjpaul

Over the years, I’ve been privileged to be invited as a guest on several podcasts. Here’s a selection of them, for your listening pleasure: 1. Harvard Alumni in Education: The Spaces Between Us, Hope for the Future of Work with … Continue reading →

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An Unconventional Take on the Future of Education

Posted on August 20, 2020 by roshanjpaul

Arthan invited me to give a keynote speech at their virtual conference on Building Civil Society Organizations. You can read the text here. If you’re more of a video person, you can watch the recording here

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Finding Purpose in Times of Uncertainty

Posted on July 8, 2020 by roshanjpaul

During the coronavirus pandemic, I did a virtual session (from my bedroom!) for the Circular Apparel Innovation Factory as part of a series of lectures on supporting organizations in the field of sustainable fashion. My talk was on the topic … Continue reading →

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Chasing Off a Lion with a Mop: Graduation advice to our previous class in India

Posted on July 1, 2020 by roshanjpaul

During commencement speech season, a few months ago, I gave the following virtual speech to our class of graduating Amani Fellows in India. You can read the full speech here.

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Managing your career during COVID-19

Posted on May 29, 2020 by roshanjpaul

The India Development Review invited me to reflect on the implications of the coronavirus pandemic for careers in the social impact sector in 2020 and beyond. Here is the “straight-talk” piece I wrote for them about where I see careers … Continue reading →

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A Medical School for Changemaking

Posted on May 18, 2020 by roshanjpaul

As part of their series on innovations in higher education, Ashoka U and the Stanford Social Innovation Review invited us to write about Amani Institute’s award-winning Social Innovation Management program. Here is the article we wrote for them.

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Success Factors That Overcome the Talent Bottleneck Across Social Enterprises in Asia

Posted on November 21, 2019 by roshanjpaul

In 2019, we at Amani Institute were honoured by a big award and associated funding from Argidius Foundation to scale up our pioneering leadership development program for middle- and senior-managers of SGBs in East Africa to India and Brazil. It … Continue reading →

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