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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Tag Archives: Design Public Conclave
Public Presentations from each Innovation Breakout
The Breakout session discussions at the Health Public conclave eventually filtered into constructive results as innovative conceptualizing sessions rolled out in form of presentations based off six major key challenges recognized. With valuable inputs from our imminent panelists, thought-driven initiatives on innovation … Continue reading
Uncovering the possibilities of Open Data – A work in progress
So I began working on collating and making a caselet on the possibilities of Open Data in India a week ago. On Tuesday 18th Feb 2014 Nasscom and National Informatics Centre (NIC) held the #OpenDataApps Challenge. The primary objective of … Continue reading
Design Public Conclave Featured in Kyoorius Magazine
I’m always really happy to receive mail, especially since it’s an increasingly rare occurrence these days, except for bills. But today was excellent, since we got the latest edition of the Kyoorius Magazine (volume 14), which has a full page … Continue reading
Nimble Agriculture: The Road Ahead
I helped facilitate the Nimble Agriculture session at Design Public 4. We sought to gain new perspective into the largely unsolved challenge of how we can use mobile technologies, social networks and new and innovative approaches to services deliver to … Continue reading
Dreaming Up Solutions for a Post-Grid World
We know that there is a looming power crisis. We know that there is an environmental crisis. We know that there is a world of remarkable new innovations and technologies that can solve both. And yet, we know the uptake … Continue reading
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Tagged biogas, Design Public Conclave, innovation, Post-grid power, solar power, wind power
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A Question of Answers
An event like Design Public is a live happening — what will unfold and what it will lead to can never be known in advance. One reason we keep hosting and holding this event is that it keeps teaching us … Continue reading
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Tagged Aparna Piramal Raje, Design Public Conclave, India, innovation, Mumbai
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Ideas of Innovation at the Design Public Conclave
The first day of the Conclave began with a call-out session on innovation, with different participants sharing their perspectives on what it means. While it is term that is used by many, there seems to be a lack of consensus … Continue reading
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Tagged conversation, Design Public Conclave, ideas, innovation
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Brilliant Sketchnotes from the Design Public Conclave
One of my favorite moments at last week’s Design Public Conclave in Mumbai was coming across some brilliant sketches tweeted by @tweetsperch. I had no idea who this was until the very end of day, when I happened to sit … Continue reading
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Tagged Design Public Conclave, Perch, Ruchita Madhok, sketchnotes
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Food for Thought: Sneak Peek from Aditya Dev Sood’s book “India’s Innovation Path”
A chapter from Aditya Dev Sood’s book “India’s Innovation Path” will serve as a background note for CKS’ positioning on innovation in India at the upcoming Design Public Conclave to be held on the 29th and 30th of November in … Continue reading
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Tagged design, Design Public Conclave, frugal innovation, India's innovation path, innovation, jugad
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The Adianta School for Leadership & Innovation
We are introducing The Adianta School for Leadership & Innovation at the upcoming Design Public Conclave. It is a collaborative effort between some of the world’s leading innovation organizations, including Technische Universiteit Delft (Netherlands), NESTA (UK), SIX: The Social Innovation … Continue reading
