“Small Brain, Big Ideas”

Gene Battung

Gene Battung presently is lead facilitator at Human Capital Asia, Inc. in the areas of their team development and thinking programs. He is also runs the values training courses for HCA and for Serveall Inc. He is an accredited Six Thinking Hats Trainer for Edward De Bono (one of only two Filipinos in the country) and has worked in this capacity with private corporations, non-government organizations and government departments such as the Office of the President.

He also is involved in feeding programs, relief distribution and reading programs for children living in depressed communities. Gene is an avid fan of TEDtalks and continues to introduce TED to individuals and groups that could most definitely benefit from the ideas presented in the TED events and conferences. His work in Small Brain Big Ideas places him in a position where he is able to work with organizations and help them develop an environment of respect for even the most out-of-the-box and absurd ideas via methods such as parallel thinking and play. Here are Gene’s favorite TEDTalks. The articles on HCA’s website are all written by Gene.

Jaime Florentino

Jaime Florentino comes from De La Salle University (Taft) and claims this was the only school willing to take someone as weird as him! He has a degree in Electronic Communications Engineering. He is the longest running TED fan working in Small Brain Big Ideas and is responsible for getting us to take this wild ride- this world of ideas that are no where near any box.  His work with companies involves the introduction of play in the workplace. He is passionate about how play can affect any work environment by reigniting team creativity. His dream is to have people get together, without the barriers of education, economic, or social status and bring forward their ideas without fear of being put down. Imagination is key in all his work and that includes imagining that he still has hair on his head.

Lindo Gomez

Mr. Leandro Michael M. Gomez is a consultant of Human Capital Asia, Inc, a company that provides human resources management, organizational development, HR outsourcing, training and consulting. Mr. Gomez is also a member of a creative group based in Manila called Small Brain Big Ideas that focuses on innovation through the use of Human Centered Design and Serious Play philosophy. He has conducted talks with several companies on innovation matters such as Personnel Management Association Phil. Cebu, First Entrepreneurial Summit at UP Cebu, to mention a few.

He was also an IT professional before getting into the field of innovation and creative thinking. He has worked as IT consultant for Philippine Chamber of Commerce and industry, Ayala EDInet, eCommerce Network, Inc. (an affiliate of General Electric Information Services) among others. His greatest passions are in product design and inventions. See Lindo’s Favorite TEDTalks.

Stefan Suarez

Stefan is a Graphic and Web Designer currently obsessed with Social Media and Internet Marketing. He is a firm believer that a blog can become a tribe, a mailing list can become an income stream, and a tweet can change the world. He is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University- major in Communications Technology Management- which makes him one of the few whose course is actually related to his day job.

Stefan is about to relaunch his website on Design + Marketing + The Internet. In the meantime, you can find his Google profile which shows you pretty much every place that he’s on Online. He’s a proud father of his 2 year old son Manu, and still has a crush on his wife Mish. See Stef’s Favorite TEDTalks.

Coming Soon… the rest of the team…