Happen to see an excellent talk by Kiran Bir Sethi, at TED.com. She is the founder of Riverside Schools in Ahmadabad Its so true that we often forget what we can learn from kids as we are always busy teaching them to be like us. The fact that our life was shaped by the child in us reinstates that we can learn now from the … Continue reading Kiran Bir Sethi at TED
The idiot Controversy has been in the air for some time and not having read the book, I am in no position to comment. But after seeing the movie and reading about how close or not close the script is to the book, here are a few things that keep me thinking. As a former engineering student I could personally relate to about 60% of … Continue reading The Idiot Controversy
The Business and Technology folks often live disconnected from one another in many ways. They assume that new tools and new process will help them bridge the gap. This is often so untrue and the result is that both parties come up and blame the process and tools later on. The cost of this effort for the company is so humongous that they fall into … Continue reading You need People to Build Bridges
As I was clearing up the papers on my Desk in my home office I came across an interesting piece of paper with my daughter’s drawings and some writings. Amused seeing it in my pile of office papers and files, The kids often make your office their play ground when you spend most of your time there. Well this was a letter written to President … Continue reading A Letter to Obama
via ted.com Metaphors have become so much of a part of our communications that we often don’t realize when we use one. An interesting piece in the video is that its the Metaphor is what gives life to what we convey and keeps it alive in the minds or the listener or reader. Interesting talk that opens up to new information about language Posted via … Continue reading James Geary, metaphorically speaking
“Simplicity of Confidence”, so well said by Dr. V in this video. Medical practitioners’ world over have a position that many professionals don’t have. A position where people come to them with an unflinching element of trust, as it is looked more as a service than a profession. Hence this demands a very bold responsibility on their part to make an impartial judgment of what … Continue reading Aravind Eye Care System
Fields Wicker-Miurin’s talk had some people claiming it not that good or worthy for TED. Well the point many miss is that more than being taught of new things we need to be reminded of what we already know. I felt the talk was really good for it let us know closely three lives from different parts of the world that had the same message … Continue reading Fields Wicker-Miurin on Leadership’s Missing Manual
Interesting to note someone say that there is an Indian way to things and that it is very similar to the ways in other places, but built from the myth and believes in India. People visiting India both for fun and business both have seen the diversity from cultural traits with which they could never relate properly to mannerisms, accent and attire, that make them … Continue reading Devadutt Pattanaik on East vs. West
My expectation on Tharoor’s talk was too high I guess. More over there was a lot of twitterola on the same. He is with no doubt a great speaker and a refreshing addition to the Indian politics. His talk lights up these thoughts in my mind 1. The bricks that hold the diversity of India are very strong 2. India has so many more stories … Continue reading Tharoor’s Soft Power
BBC reports that people in UK are not amused by the self service check outs. But I guess it is more about getting used, I never used one when it came out in US. But then as you see some people looking much more intelligent finishing off with their purchase as you like an idiot wait on a manned terminal while the service rep is … Continue reading Self Service Check Out – A UK Angle
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