Entrpreneurship

Choson Exchange launches first-of-its-kind online lecture series on service innovation for North Korean students

Choson Exchange launches first-of-its-kind online lecture series on service innovation for North Korean students

We are pleased to announce that we have recently finished a second iteration of our Project ChangeMakers (PCM) programme, consisting of 6 web conference lessons delivered via video link to Korean students inside the DPRK and overseas.

A Challenging Year In Review: Choson Exchange's 2020 Annual Report

A Challenging Year In Review: Choson Exchange's 2020 Annual Report

While we entered 2020 with an exciting catalogue of new workshops, summits and educational activities, the majority of these were in-country exercises and indefinitely postponed while we awaited better fortunes. However, we quickly pivoted and embarked on landmark online education formats.

What's an Elevator Pitch? Explaining Entrepreneurship in North Korea

What's an Elevator Pitch? Explaining Entrepreneurship in North Korea

For some of the workshop leaders on our March trip to Pyongyang, things turned out to be particularly challenging: In a country where elevators are extremely slow and often get stuck, the point of a quick “elevator pitch” isn’t immediately apparent. So when the North Korean audience pitched the business ideas they had developed during the training, 3 minutes often turned into 5, 10, or 15...