Is Reponsibility an access to Freedom? Responsibility appears heavy! But, look deep, and you may discover an amazing access to power and freedom. ... READ ALL .
A position of abundance and completeness :The same intention or action will have two different affects on reality depending on the kind of energy that goes along with it... READ MORE .
Skip Eating Meat Once a Week to save Environment : Looking for ways to contribute your bit to the environment? Here is one powerful idea by Dr. Pachauri. ... READ MORE .
Ruthlessly Authentic : We have a mask for everyone around us...Very soon we start identifying with those masks and lose with our Authentic Self... READ MORE .
The Organizing Principle : The devil and a friend of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop down and pick up something from the ground,... READ MORE .
Ekal Vidyalaya : "A charitable trust that initiates, supports, and runs non-formal one-teacher schools (popularly known as Ekal Vidyalayas) all over the country. With the participation of numerous non-profit trusts and organizations, this program has now become the greatest non-governmental education movement in the country."... READ MORE .
Be-Do-Have or Be-Have-Do? Many Gurus talk about Be-Do-Have and Be-Have-Do paradigms to inspire people to move away from what most people on this earth follow :Do-Have-Be (When I DO those things to get the results I desire then I will HAVE something which would allow me to BE happy - it is like a dog trying to catch its tail).... READ MORE .
Profitable & Environmentally responsible business practices Recycline believes in striving to "combine socially and environmentally responsible business practices with groundbreaking design to create products that people feel good about having in their homes. We believe that choosing eco-friendly products doesn’t mean having to sacrifice quality, price, or performance." ... READ MORE .
Spontaneous Intelligence : Tao Te Ching: When you look for it, there is nothing to see. When you listen for it, there is nothing to hear. When you use it, it is inexhaustible.................
Inner Engineering : Sound of Silence: How to Find Some Quietude in Your Life | Zen Habits: 'Having a time of stillness in your life can be similarly wonderful, if you don’t have it already. Let’s take a look at some ways to find quietude in your life and see how the sound of silence can allow your thoughts to emerge.'
Leisure. Philosophy.: Serial Bomb Blasts in Delhi : "5 Serial Bomb Blasts in Delhi; one of them 500 meters away from an Auditorium where I was watching a musical program performed by children associated with an NGO - Nritya Sangeet Natraj Kala Kendra."
Delhi Book Lovers’ Paradise: Book Launch: Study Smart Score High : "Book: Study Smart Score High, An innovative guide to learning effectively and staying ahead Author : Cedric M. Kenny Publisher: Sterling Publishers Event: Book Launch, Reading and an interactive discussion with the author on Effective Parenting Skills"
Delhi Book Lovers’ Paradise: Art of the Start : "Art of the Start Book: Art of the Start, the Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything Author: Guy Kawasaki, Venture Capitalist (Garage Technology Ventures) and a columnist How to create a Great Startup?"
Delhi Book Lovers’ Paradise: Fooled By Randomness : "Book: Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professional trader, hedge fund manager, mathematics professor, and a philosopher of randomness. Nassim Nicholas Taleb does a great job of elaborating on an important truth of life -"
Once you have an Idea Bank, you want to expand and build an Idea Generating Factory! Checkout Institutionalizing Innovation – A Paradox? : Innovation involves “Out-of-Box” thinking and institutionalizing innovation is a contradiction of sorts. How does one organize creativity in “process-perfect” (read Quality certified) organizations, inevitable conflict-ridden workplaces and a dynamically changing chaotic market-place? .... The bigger challenge is to be ready for the next "unknown" external threat to business. It is not enough for organizations attempt to anticipate the next “Disruptive Innovation” in the market (and grope in the dark, waiting to get hit). Organizations should themselves take initiative to unleash the next series of “Disruptive Technologies” into the market.
Lateral thinking will give you ideas (of all kinds;-) and allow you to be a free idea generating machine. Having activated your left brain, the next thing is to manage your ideas: Ideation, Idea Databases and Idea Management . Got the idea(s)?
I started off blogging by talking about Edward de Bono's Lateral Thinking - REARRANGEMENT is the BASIS of LATERAL thinking and the mind is NOT trapped by its usual YES or NO to ideas. Instead of saying "Yes" or "No", Bono invites us to say "Po"! The term PO is derived from Provocative operation. The concept allows us to continue thinking forward to a new place in an unencumbered fashion where new ideas may be continually produced. Pretty apt!