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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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Tag Archives: READ Alliance
Early Grade Reading Innovation Challenge 2015 : Second Edition
After the success of EGRIC 2014, the READ Alliance has launched the second edition of Early Grade Reading Innovation Challenge (EGRIC 2015) which aims to discover, develop, and scale early grade reading innovations, with the goal of contributing to … Continue reading
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The Path to Joyful Reading
The excitement was palpable in the auditorium filled with principals who were convened with a single purpose: to work towards improving the reading skills of their students. The  principals from 90 schools gathered together to support the launch of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Early Reading, Joyful Reading, KPEC, READ Alliance, sub-awardee, Teacher training
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Reading between the lines…
….is not easy! My recent employment with CKS on the READ Alliance, brought me in contact with project proposals of some of the leading organizations in the education sector, selected for the final round of the Early Grade Reading Innovation … Continue reading
EDU Hackathon Recap – 5th July 2014
On 5th of July 2014, READ Alliance in partnership with GoogleforEDU hosted a day long Google Chrome App Developer Challenge in cities of Bangalore and Gurgaon. From Gurgaon, app developers participated through Google Hangout. The main idea of this … Continue reading
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Why Reading Should be Embedded in a Country’s Culture
In the words of Meeta Sengupta (a speaker, writer and an advisor on education)  “It is in times like these when one goes back to the drawing board and takes a look at the basics-such as readingâ€,  she emphasize the … Continue reading
Innovating for Reading: Ideas from the Innovation Workshop in Mumbai
Did you miss READ Alliance’s Mumbai workshop? Scroll down to see the ideas generated. These are quick ideas that participants generated when they were asked to develop solutions that could help improve the current Early Grade Reading Scenario in India. … Continue reading
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When READ express TRAvels!
How much can change from one city to another when you are offering the same service/objective preposition. We started from Delhi, then to Mumbai and moved to Bangalore, covering three cities in 10 days; carrying standees (those who carry would … Continue reading
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What Read Alliance Got Right!
So here is what  Meeta Sengupta who is an educator and advisor specializing in business  education has to say about The Innovation Workshops organized by Read Alliance in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore: “Beyond the din of the elections and teachers being sent off … Continue reading
Bengaluru Rockers
25th April, 2014, Pixel A – Block: New territory! READ Alliance had never ventured into the silicon city before. The team had no idea how the workshop would shape up. By 10 am the exhibits were up, chairs arranged, Ideation … Continue reading
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RA Innovation workshop-Innovative Ideas By Bangaloreans
Here is a list of all the ideas that the innovation workshop in Bangalore threw up. These are the innovations developed by each individual participant and presented to the group for voting and potential collaborations. Name: Parth Sarwate Organization: Urban … Continue reading
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