Wednesday 27 August 2014

It's A Jungle Out There!

Well,The title might sound a bit cheesy. But,yes! That was the theme of the SRCC Youth Conference held on 22nd and 23rd August 2014. And, the whole chase of attending the event,just on the first day only, justified the title completely in my case.

Yeah, I agree with the fact that big names like Jayant Sinha , Boman Irani ,Papa Cj and many more were going to be there and the crowd gathered at (what!)7:30 a.m. on the SRCC entrance,just to make through the event.
While I considered 9.15 to be quite decent enough(after registering obviously!) but they just didn't allowed us to enter. Well,I was on my peak since I missed my college and made up my mind that no-matter what, I have had to attend that. And in the awe of that moment's decision,we did a lot of crazy things that day. Sneak peeked into the principle's house to make entrance via his place,tried to convince the guard at other entrance and what not. It just went on,to such a level that I am pretty sure that they might still remember our faces.

Well, somehow we managed to enter.But, wait a second, we were just down to half the battle there.Entering the auditorium is a whole another chase. I was very disappointed with the mis-management.But,eventually when the speakers started and told about their lives and connected it with the theme. They just took over my anger and mesmerized everyone out there.

The crowd was eagerly waiting for Papa CJ and Boman Irani who were kept for the end.Amidst that, Dhruv Visvanath, a self-taught musician, who is the only Indian among ‘30 Great Guitarists Under 30’ from across the world, made his mark among the crowd.He played brilliantly and ended up by taking a selfie with audiences.The common thread which connected all the three is the passion for their work and 'down-to earth' nature.Dhruv's selfies, CJ's autographs and Boman's hugs didn't make me felt for a moment that i was surrounded by these personalities.At-least, I managed and was lucky enough to attend their sessions that day.

While CJ's satirical comment on the CBSE topper beated everything ever made on the facebook till now , Boman's 'zero-bulb-moment' inspired us a lot. On the whole, the event was greatly pulled off and we enjoyed like hell.

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Social Design Jam

A pass-out senior,the most practical and blunt girl,an over-enthusiastic fella, an inspirational soul and lot of awesomeness -things I came across with. Well, to put the event in words is gonna be quite difficult for me. It had been more than a week since I attended the event,but I still have a hang for it.

Social Design Jam was basically a design thinking hackathon focused on social impact,organized by Karmany and Teach for India Delhi Alumni. The event was hosted at IIIT Delhi and was held over a span of 48 hours for solving six  major social challenges.It aimed to utilize the design thinking framework to create operational solutions for social enterprises solving pressing challenges in India.

The event included participants from varied backgrounds like engineers, corporates,social change drivers to entrepreneurs.It kicked off with an ice-breaker session where we all were introduced to each other. Along with that, we were also introduced to the organizations and their problems. This included 'I Say Organic','Azadi','Indus Action','Digital Green','Educational Initiatives' and 'Seekho'. And finally, we were split up into teams and co-ordinated with organizations.



The second day began with an inspirational thought of words by Shaheen Mistri (CEO,Teach for India) which marked a beginning of new day with rush of new ideas flowing in our heads.Followed by that, A Design Thinking Primer was presented by Bavidra Mohan from Acumen. Meeting with new people from such different backgrounds having varied perspectives about a situation was the best part of the event. I got an awesome team to work with. And the whole day ended up,by making us indulge in rigorous discussions, brainstorming sessions with business and design mentors for creating a rough draft of the solution,in the lush-green campus area of IIIT Delhi.

And finally the event ended up on the third day, when teams pulled off their final presentations on stage and kept their ideas. "I Say Organic" won the title.After that, Networking Gala session was there,which was like an icing on the cake.No matter, how less you show interest in this and immature enough to define the phrase,it was one of the few things that I learned and considered important enough.

Sometimes, winning is not important.We were happy to create a feasible design for an organization and what matters the most is that our idea is being considered and implemented for a real-life problem and being worked upon.An amazing experience in whole,which motivated enough to contribute back to the society. 

It will utilize the design­ thinking framework to create operational solutions for social enterprises solving pressing challenges in India. The design thinking framework has been utilized for years, however, it is only in the recent decade that it has become a more widespread, documented, problem solving tool. The participants will include individuals ... read more on social.yourstory.com
Run by Karmany and Teach for India Delhi Alumni, Social Design Jam is a design thinking hackathon focused on social impact. The event will be hosted at IIIT­ Delhi and held over 48 hours for solving 6 social challenges. It will utilize the design­ thinking framework to create operational solutions for social enterprises solving pressing challenges in India. The design thinking framework has been utilized for years, however, it is only in the recent decade that it has become a more widespread, documented, problem solving tool. The participants will include individuals from a variety of backgrounds spanning the wide spectrum between corporates and social change drivers. The event promises the creation of viable, scalable solutions that can be carried forward by the organizations post this event. ... read more on social.yourstory.com
Run by Karmany and Teach for India Delhi Alumni, Social Design Jam is a design thinking hackathon focused on social impact. The event will be hosted at IIIT­ Delhi and held over 48 hours for solving 6 social challenges. It will utilize the design­ thinking framework to create operational solutions for social enterprises solving pressing challenges in India. The design thinking framework has been utilized for years, however, it is only in the recent decade that it has become a more widespread, documented, problem solving tool. The participants will include individuals from a variety of backgrounds spanning the wide spectrum between corporates and social change drivers. The event promises the creation of viable, scalable solutions that can be carried forward by the organizations post this event. ... read more on social.yourstory.com
Run by Karmany and Teach for India Delhi Alumni, Social Design Jam is a design thinking hackathon focused on social impact. The event will be hosted at IIIT­ Delhi and held over 48 hours for solving 6 social challenges. It will utilize the design­ thinking framework to create operational solutions for social enterprises solving pressing challenges in India. The design thinking framework has been utilized for years, however, it is only in the recent decade that it has become a more widespread, documented, problem solving tool. The participants will include individuals from a variety of backgrounds spanning the wide spectrum between corporates and social change drivers. The event promises the creation of viable, scalable solutions that can be carried forward by the organizations post this event. ... read more on social.yourstory.com