Tag : urban-planning
A conversation with Chinmay Tumbe, author of ‘The Age of Pandemics’, where he talks about lessons from cholera, Spanish influenza and plague; why policy response lags the science; and what this could mean for India’s urbanisation and political leadership
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May 24, 2021: Cal Newport on focus and deep work; Why Indian cities remain underdeveloped; Bitcoin spells trouble; The Serenity Prayer
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March 8, 2021: Deconstructing E Sreedharan; Gigerenzer’s simple rules of thumb; A leadership experience
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August 29, 2020: Artist Shakti Maira on beauty; Ground Realities: The new labour hubs; How indigenous tech can make cities smart; The sunny side
MasterClass on TransformingSystems with Arun Maira
In the relatively short time since it became independent in 1965, Singapore has made giant strides. The country illustrates well the power of local systems solutions, purpose-driven networks, and inducing all parts of the government and all stakeholders to work together
For ground-breaking innovation, keep the user at the centre, and get a good cultural understanding of the actual place where your product will be used
MasterClass on TransformingSystems with Arun Maira
Challenges such as garbage collection are universal, yet deeply local to each city. And they are the result of many aspects of the city system being broken. A systems approach, adapted to the local context, can help find unique solutions
In this podcast economist Ajit Ranade talks about the larger picture behind the culture of debt among urban youth that Gayatri Jayaraman describes in her book. And the real story is very different from what you’d imagine at first glance
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