{"id":16735,"date":"2018-09-12T21:42:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T21:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnews.hult.edu\/?p=16735"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:24:23","slug":"hult-prize-ashridge-home-of-thought-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/hult-prize-ashridge-home-of-thought-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hult Prize Accelerator at Ashridge: Tomorrow\u2019s changemakers take up the baton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, over 150 student entrepreneurs arrived at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/executive-education\/locations\/ashridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hult\u2019s Ashridge campus<\/strong><\/a> for an intensive six-week accelerator program. Armed with ideas to change the world for the better, these ambitious students came from all over the globe to compete in the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hultprize.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hult Prize<\/strong><\/a>\u2014the world\u2019s biggest engine for the launch of social startups led by students.<\/p>\n<p>Just over a week ago, the finalists were announced. Hailing from the\u00a0<strong>International Islamic University Malaysia<\/strong>, the <strong>American University of Sharjah<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/strong>, <strong>Oxford<\/strong>, <strong>University College London<\/strong>, and the <strong>University of Freiburg<\/strong>, six student teams are now on their way to New York to make their final pitches for the <strong>$1 million prize<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The ancestral home of game changers and thought leaders<\/h3>\n<p>It is particularly fitting that our historic Ashridge campus played host to this accelerator, bringing together the brightest young minds powering today&#8217;s most crucial social change. For over 700 years, Ashridge has been a center of learning and home to some of the most <strong>powerful thinkers and figures in society through the ages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16760\" style=\"width: 786px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16760 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-gardens.png\" alt=\"Ashridge gardens\" width=\"786\" height=\"512\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-gardens.png 786w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-gardens-500x326.png 500w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-gardens-530x345.png 530w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-gardens-768x500.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 786px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 786\/512;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">42 student teams made the Ashridge &#8220;castle&#8221; their home for the summer, following in some very prestigious footsteps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>The first era of Ashridge: The power of the Church<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16745\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16745 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-Hult-Prize-Power-of-Church.png\" alt=\"Ashridge Hult Prize Power of Church\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-Hult-Prize-Power-of-Church.png 344w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-Hult-Prize-Power-of-Church-246x345.png 246w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/280;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monks at Ashridge were sometimes known as &#8220;blue friars.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The history of Ashridge can be traced back to 1283 and the establishment of a monastic order known as the <strong>College of Bonhommes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, founded a monastery on the site to honor an\u00a0<strong>invaluable holy relic <\/strong>he had purchased on his travels in Germany: a vial said to be containing the blood of Jesus Christ. This holy site soon became a renown place of pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p>Money raised from the donations of the visiting faithful allowed the order to purchase more land for the estate to grow, helping the monastery to flourish as a seat of learning and debate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The second era: The power of the Crown<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16746\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16746 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-the-Crown.jpg\" alt=\"Hult Prize Ashridge Power of the Crown\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-the-Crown.jpg 1686w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-the-Crown-358x500.jpg 358w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-the-Crown-247x345.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-the-Crown-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-the-Crown-732x1024.jpg 732w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/280;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The English Reformation started under the reign of King Henry VIII.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the late 1530s, <strong>King Henry VIII<\/strong> dissolved all monastic orders in England as the sovereign broke away from the church in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Ashridge became the property of the Tudor king, and it was turned it into a <strong>royal residence and hunting lodge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In 1550, he bequeathed Ashridge to his infant daughter, Princess Elizabeth, who would become <strong>Elizabeth I<\/strong> of England. Elizabeth spent part of her childhood at Ashridge and was arrested there by her sister Mary in 1554.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The third era: The power of the nobility<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16747\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16747 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prizde-Ashridge-Powe-of-Nobility.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prizde-Ashridge-Powe-of-Nobility.png 378w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prizde-Ashridge-Powe-of-Nobility-357x500.png 357w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prizde-Ashridge-Powe-of-Nobility-247x345.png 247w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/280;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fourth Earl (nicknamed \u2018Scroop\u2019) became the first Duke of Bridgewater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the death of Elizabeth I, Ashridge became a private residence. It was purchased by the Lord Chancellor, Thomas Egerton, who became the first <strong>Earl of Bridgewater<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The estate was passed down through generations as the seat of the Bridgewaters. In the early 19th century, Ashridge house was rebuilt in the <strong>gothic revival style<\/strong>, turning the impressive building into the castle as it\u2019s known today.<\/p>\n<p>It was thanks to the forward-thinking, industrious son of the fourth Earl that the wealth of the estate continued to grow. Known as the \u201c<strong>Canal Duke<\/strong>,\u201d he established the first of such modern waterways in Britain to transport goods during the industrial revolution.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The fourth era: The power of the politicians<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16789\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16789 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-Politicians-1.png\" alt=\"Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-Politicians\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-Politicians-1.png 382w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-Politicians-1-357x500.png 357w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hult-Prize-Ashridge-Power-of-Politicians-1-246x345.png 246w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/280;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Bonar Law served as U.K. Prime Minister before his death in 1923.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Throughout the 19th and into the 20th century, the good and the great of the day were entertained at Ashridge House, including writers, diplomats, and the political elite.<\/p>\n<p>In 1928, the house was purchased by a former Member of Parliament, Urban Hanlon Broughton, for use as a training center for the\u00a0<strong>British Conservative Party<\/strong>. Broughton established the center\u00a0in memory of the late statesman,\u00a0<strong>Andrew Bonar Law<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As well as serving as a base of thought leadership for the party, the house briefly served as an emergency <strong>hospital during World War II<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The fifth era: The power of the executives<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16790\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16790 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-Hult-Prize-Power-of-CEO2-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-Hult-Prize-Power-of-CEO2-1-1.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-Hult-Prize-Power-of-CEO2-1-1-357x500.jpg 357w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-Hult-Prize-Power-of-CEO2-1-1-246x345.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-Hult-Prize-Power-of-CEO2-1-1-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ashridge-Hult-Prize-Power-of-CEO2-1-1-731x1024.jpg 731w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/280;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Management College at Ashridge was originally established to provide training to top executives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1959, the house became the home of <strong>Ashridge Business School<\/strong>, pioneering corporate management training.<\/p>\n<p>For over 50 years, <strong>executive education<\/strong> at Ashridge earned an international reputation for excellence,\u00a0contributing to the success of thousands of business leaders and working with organizations like Unilever, Shell, and Guinness.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Ashridge Business School operationally merged with\u00a0<strong>Hult International Business School<\/strong>\u00a0and continues to deliver future-focused training to the business leaders of today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Today: The power of the social entrepreneurs<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16779\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16779 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Enpov-at-Ashridge.png\" alt=\"Enpov at Ashridge\" width=\"900\" height=\"634\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Enpov-at-Ashridge.png 904w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Enpov-at-Ashridge-500x352.png 500w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Enpov-at-Ashridge-490x345.png 490w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Enpov-at-Ashridge-768x541.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/634;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Undergraduate team Enpov were among the student entrepreneurs at the Hult Prize Accelerator at Ashridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ashridge has long been an advocate for the positive, transformative power of business in society. In fact, the\u00a0<strong>Ashridge Centre for Business and Sustainability<\/strong> was established in 1993, making Ashridge one of the earliest authorities on the pressing sustainability issues that face business\u2014and global society\u2014today.<\/p>\n<p>While continuing its cutting-edge research and training in the areas of <strong>leadership<\/strong>, <strong>sustainability<\/strong>, and<strong> corporate responsibility<\/strong>, it&#8217;s particularly appropriate that Ashridge is now the host of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hultprize.org\/accelerator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hult Prize Accelerator<\/strong><\/a>, providing a platform for the next wave of thinkers, social entrepreneurs, and game-changers in business and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>By looking back over the centuries at Ashridge, it&#8217;s possible to trace the <strong>evolution of global thought leadership<\/strong>. Within its own history, we see the democratization of power, knowledge, and change\u2014from the church and the crown to the wealthy, and\u2014ultimately\u2014from the politicians and business leaders to socially-minded <strong>young people from all corners of the globe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px; text-align: center;\"><em>Philip Auerswald, Chief Academic Officer of the Hult Prize, is gratefully\u00a0acknowledged for the creative conception of this article.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To find out what happens\u00a0at this year\u2019s 2018 Hult Prize Finals in New York City, follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hult\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hult International Business School<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Hult Prize Foundation\u00a0on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn how Hult takes students beyond business to shape tomorrow\u2019s world,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/brochure\/\">download a brochure.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hult offers a range of highly skills-focused and employability-driven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/\">business school programs<\/a> including a range of MBA options and a comprehensive one year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/masters\/international-business\/\">Masters in International Business<\/a>. To find out more, take a look at our blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/ashridge-cohort-experience\/\">Hult undergrads build their leadership skills: The Ashridge Cohort Experience<\/a>. Download a brochure or get in touch today to find out how Hult can help you to learn about the business world, the future, and yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, over 150 student entrepreneurs arrived at Hult\u2019s Ashridge campus for an intensive six-week accelerator program. 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