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
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...