Author Archives: CKS

The Adianta Network and How it Sets Us Apart

In this brief video, Dr. Aditya Dev Sood, Chairman of the Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation, gives a brief introduction to the unique Adianta network. The School itself is a collaborative effort between some of the world’s leading innovation … Continue reading

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Understanding the Post-Consumer Waste Industry: Assignments from Adianta

When we at the Adianta School talk about Learning by Doing, we’re often asked what that means and how we approach this kind of education. This series of posts will feature some of the assignments that we’re developing for the … Continue reading

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The Three Pillars of the Adianta School

As you know, the Adianta School curriculum is based on three pillars: Innovate, Build, and Lead. But what do these really mean and how do they come together to form a comprehensive program that can teach Leadership and Innovation skills … Continue reading

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Case Studies of Systematic Innovation

While talk of innovation in India seems to focus largely on Jugaad and Frugal Innovation, those examples don’t give you the complete story. Systematic, routinized innovation can also be found in India, even though examples of these can be hard … Continue reading

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Video: What is Adianta?

Dr. Aditya Dev Sood gives a brief introduction to what the Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation is and what sets it apart from other Management and Leadership programs. Related PostsDeep Learning Versus Surface Learning Knowledge-Action and Knowledge-Institutions Education Trends … Continue reading

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What is Innovation and how can it be Routinized?

Adianta School Chairman Dr. Aditya Dev Sood provides an introduction to different theories of innovation. In this excellent little video, he recounts the theories of established innovation theorists and practitioners including Peter Drucker and Steve Jobs. Using these theories and … Continue reading

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Tweet Chat on Leadership and Innovation

This Friday, our very own Dr. Aditya Dev Sood will be the respondent in a tweet chat hosted by AIESEC India. The chat will focus on questions pertaining to Leadership, Innovation, the state of India’s current ecology, and much more. … Continue reading

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Tracing ColourNext 2013

ColourNext is a colour trend forecasting initiative for Indian interiors, conducted by Asian Paints in collaboration with CKS. The object of ColourNext is to study and truly understand evolving aesthetic moods in India based on in-depth research into visual and … Continue reading

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LiveMint’s Excellent Video Coverage of Design Public

Jacob Koshy and Shruti Chakraborty from LiveMint attended and covered the Design Public Conclave on the 20th of April in New Delhi, and created this video synopsis of the event, based on panel discussions as well as interviews with key … Continue reading

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Media Coverage of Design Public III

This time around, we’ve received far more media coverage than in either of the previous two editions of Design Public. While a lot of the coverage has focused on the launch of the Bihar Innovation Lab, we have also had … Continue reading

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