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Recent Comments- Comment on How the System is Killing a Future Green Designer by NamrataWhen I was in Srishti we had several professors who occupied this space of bio-designer/artists, and I remember several inspired students who took their courses. I don't know whether they still run, but it seemed at the time there was building momentum. I don't know much about other colleges that might offer similar opportunities, but my recent tim […]Namrata
- Comment on Learning by Doing, A Definition of Innovation by Ben BunceHello Aditya, I very much enjoyed your ideas towards innovation. I have been reading about the education system in India and find it very concerning. I believe young children all over the world deserve the best possible start to life and think we can make a change by helping our education staff through support and resources. Check out TESIndia ( www.tesindia […]Ben Bunce
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Author Archives: Ayesha Vemuri
A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success
Organizing this Pecha Kucha Night on Failure has naturally made me think and talk a lot about failure, as well as its opposite, success. Exploring these concepts naturally led me to TED talks on YouTube (I can’t help myself sometimes!), … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain de Botton, failure, Pecha Kucha Night, PKND19, Success
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The Three Cornerstones of Social Business
via @EskoKilpi Three recent blogposts by Finnish management and digital media consultant Esko Kilpi explore what he calls the three ‘cornerstones’of social business: private broadcasting, pull communication and short path lengths with creative social curation. But what do these mean? … Continue reading
The Final Lot of Speakers at the Next Pecha Kucha Night!
The 19th Pecha Kucha Night in Delhi is nearly upon us, and I’m very pleased to introduce you to the final four speakers who’ll be presenting their encounters and thoughts on Failure this Friday. Tamseel Hussain is a Campaigner for … Continue reading
The Sustainability of Social Enterprise
Social enterprise has its roots closely interlinked with development and philanthropic models, with charities, NGOs and non-profits. In the early days, they relied heavily on grants and donations. As Sir Ronald Cohen (the so-called ‘Father of Social Investment’) says, many … Continue reading
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Tagged business model, Filipe Santos, philanthropy, Sir Ronald Cohen, social enterprise, sustainability
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More Speakers on Failure at the upcoming Pecha Kucha Night
A few days ago, I introduced the first three of our eleven speakers for this next Pecha Kucha Night, focusing on Failure. Here’s introducing a few more: Nikhil Pahwa is the Founder & Editor of MediaNama, the leading publication for … Continue reading
Social Intrapreneurship – the New Wave of Change?
When I first came across the term ‘Social Intrapreneurship’, I confess I was little turned off by what seemed like another bit of jargon, for something that wasn’t really new or extraordinary. It didn’t seem too distinct from social entrepreneurship, … Continue reading
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Tagged corporation, CSR, innovation, social change, social intrapreneurship
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Speakers at Pecha Kucha #19: Failure
This edition of Pecha Kucha Night Delhi promises to be one of our best ever, with eleven excellent speakers who will talk about Failure from very distinct perspectives. Interestingly, we’ve had several speakers from past Pecha Kucha Nights reach out … Continue reading
Breakthrough Technologies of 2013 from MIT Tech Review
via @MIT Tech Review This brilliant post from MIT’s technology review describes ten new technologies that are designed to address some of the most frustrating, intractable problems we face. Here are introductions to just a few: 1. Deep Learning: This … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, big data, breakthrough technology, deep learning, MIT, mobile phones, solar power, TechReview
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Bill Gates on the Future of Education
Education is one of the biggest challenges for global development. This large challenge is by no means confined to the developing world (even though it is more acute there), and for the Gates Foundation, it has been one of primary … Continue reading
