I joined Prof. Anil to meet B.V. Doshi at his architecture bureau Sangath in Ahmedabad. More than a week has passed since then, but still, I think I should blog about this meeting. For those non-Indians and few Indians who don’t know him, I am told that B.V. Doshi is one of the most influential … Continue reading
This is for the first time in the history of industrial economic development, green business ( blue economy) which looks at both biological and non biological feedback systems to be sustainable (cradle to cradle approach compatible with industrial ecology framework) seems to be doing much better than the linear, ‘take, make, faink (dispose)’ economy. During the last five years, circular economy generated 100 bn … Continue reading
The exchange of knowledge between formal and informal sector can take place at different levels of abstraction: The most basic level is the artefactual level, i.e. adaptation of form, features, and functions of a product, process, service or institutional design. The next level is the analogic/metaphorical level implying learning by approximation. Not the exact … Continue reading
Europe is going through a tough time, a lot of questions which were never asked are being asked. But when the euro-zone is becoming suspect, the deficit is expanding, the social disaffection with politicians is increasing, the debate is becoming more intense. The unemployment rate in the South has gone up to 30-40 per cent … Continue reading
Prof Sanjay Sarma, Director of Digital Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), gave a talk on Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs), at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) on July 4, 2013. The full profile of Prof Sarma can be found on the following MIT page. Prof Anil K Gupta introduced Prof Sarma and talked about … Continue reading
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