What is Design Public?
Design Public is a series of conversations about design and innovation in the public interest.This blog is curated by the Center for Knowledge Societies, the innovation consulting firm that guides the establishment of the Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation.
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
What is the role of Social Media in Education?
Educationists everywhere have been talking about the transformation of education through technology. Many have predicted that the interactive internet, the web 2.0, and social media platforms are going to play a huge role in the future of education. This may … Continue reading
The Most Subtle Form of Leadership: Interact
We have debated mightily on what to call the final module of Lead, the third pillar of the Adianta School’s curriculum. We have settled, for the moment, on Interact, which covers many, but not all of the subtle skills we … Continue reading
Beyond Financial Behaviour – Rethinking Our Approach to Innovation
My all time intellectual high comes from having my preconceptions torn apart. I could not hope for a better start to the New Year, when my understanding of innovation in the financial sector was shaken by Ignacio Mas’ argument against … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior change, financial sector, financial services, Ignacio Mas, inclusion
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Self-Discovery: The Basis of Leadership
What are the elements of leadership which young people in India lack or fail to understand? I’ve spent some time now, working with young people in different ways over the past decade, and I can see three broad areas where … Continue reading
On the Ownership of Public Spaces
Last week, I wrote about participation in public spaces, about how it affects trust and the relationship between the people and the state. Within that post, I shared a lot of content that we had created in the past, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Delhi protests, Occupy london, Pecha Kucha Night, protest, public space
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Learning by Doing
We’re in the middle of a bunch of outreach to students, faculty, members of the press right now, and time and again we find ourselves explaining the fundamental philosophy of the Adianta School: Learning by Doing. This is an old … Continue reading
AIESEC Partners with the Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation
The Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation is pleased to announce a new partnership with AIESEC, an international non-profit organization that provides students with leadership training and internship opportunities. Faculty from Adianta SLI will join and promote AIESEC’s National Leadership … Continue reading
On Participation in Public Spaces
Our Pecha Kucha Night next week focuses on Public Spaces and Voices, in light of the events of not only the last month, but also because of the kinds of developments we’ve been seeing Delhi for the last few years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Hazare, design, flash mobs, innovation, Pecha Kucha Night, protest, trust, urban spaces
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A Conversation on Integrating Design and Innovation
Why are organizations across sectors all over the world trying so hard to innovate? Why are design skills so essential to innovation? Should design and innovation be an underlying paradigm within all organizations? Is design just a profession or is … Continue reading
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Tagged design, Hemant Sahal, innovation, organizations, personal life
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More Speakers at the next Pecha Kucha Night!
Pecha Kucha #15 is now a week away, and I’m very pleased to announce the rest of our speakers at what promises to be a very interesting evening of presentations from a wide range of very interesting people. The theme, … Continue reading
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