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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: April 2014
Delhi O Delhi – Read Alliance’s first Innovation Workshop
16th, April 2014, Vihara Campus: The Vihara Campus housing READ’s home office is usually a buzz with events and activities, just a month back it was the venue for READ’s own launch. However, today was special, today was a check … Continue reading
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Meet the READ Alliance Team!
They say variety is the spice of life. Team READ personifies the same! Belonging to different fields such as education, design, hospitality, biology and marketing, the group represents a unique collection of minds that are anything but similar! However, there … Continue reading
Talking READing in Bangalore: Notes from the READ Alliance Innovation Workshop part 3
The first question is thrown out to the audience:What would you want to change in the education system in India? Some of the answers that emerged:
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HR Agony
If I have to think of it, the biggest challenge to an HR manager’s job is to make sure people come to office. More importantly, come in on time, and not leave early. Also maybe, just maybe make sure they … Continue reading
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Innovating for Reading: Ideas from the Innovation Workshop in Mumbai
Here is a list of all the ideas that the innovation workshop in Mumbai threw up. These are the innovations that each participant developed individually and presented to the group for voting and potential collaborations. Go through them, and if … Continue reading
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Proposals and all that, with READ Alliance in Mumbai
A quiet room on a quiet floor of a big building in a big big city. A bunch of people gather in the room to talk about proposals. No silly, this isn’t the kind of thing that you wish … Continue reading
Teams@Startup Weekend!
The theme for Start-Up Weekend, Delhi 2014 was ‘Governance’. It was hosted at the Adianta School of Leadership and Innovation on 11th of April, 2014. Participants at Startup Weekend collaborated across six brilliant, innovative and very fresh ideas. Two days of … Continue reading
Bak Bak 20*20: A Live Blog of PKN Presentations
If it is true that the quality and character of our institutions is determined by the way in which we communicate. If it is true that we are communicating in dramatically new ways and if it is true that there … Continue reading
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5 Innovations for Early Grade Reading : A Live Account of Presentations
Participants collaborated by voting for 5 short listed ideas, out of the 20Â we heard earlier, that were then worked on further. These emerging teams engaged in a 30 minute ideation session addressing scalability, implementation and sustainability of ideas. Here’s what … Continue reading
