Rhetoric versus meaning
This Week: Jairam Ramesh, Arun Maira and Sanjay Jain on Aadhaar; field notes from Bangalore Literature Festival; and more
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Aadhaar and the Buddha's Middle Path
A panel discussion with Arun Maira, former Planning Commission member, Jairam Ramesh, former union minister and Sanjay Jain, former technology executive at UIDAI
Change is possible for public education in India. Azim Premji shows how
In his keynote speech at the 19th Polestar Awards function, an annual award for excellence in journalism, Azim Premji draws on his vast experience in education and philanthropy to talk about what needs to be done to improve public education in India
Shining the light on leadership, strategy and good business
The stories we wrote, the awards we won and the events we participated in this week
The lost leadership skill of listening
Why strong leaders listen, why AI may not be all that threatening, and why trust will beat empty opinions
Leadership and the power of listening
In this podcast, Arun Maira dwells on how listening without judgement can help leaders understand the big picture and improve the quality of their decisions
Taming the tech beast
Why we need dialogue and deliberation to regulate technology, the trouble with TED talks, and how Richard Thaler’s nudge principles can be used for good and bad
Who we are is shaped by the questions we ask
This Week: How do you work with adaptive systems, why a tech mindset is not enough, and how do you measure achievement
An emergent India story
This Week: Amazon’s omni-channel push into Indian retail, an interview with Daniel Kahneman, urban youth and the India story, and reframing the Aadhaar debate
Reimagining people practices
This week: The power of design thinking in driving agility and a culture of learning