ideas for india: building india's future
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IDEAS FOR INDIA: BUILDING INDIA’S
FUTURE
Balaji Viswanathan Cofounder, Invento
HEFTy: History, Economics, Finance & Technology
The rediscovery of Aristotle
The power of the underdogs.
The story of Somalia & Kenya
in Mobile banking.
The uncanny pairs of underdogs who
revolutionized the world.
England vs. Japan
Singapore vs. Switzerland
America vs. Russia
Turks vs. Mongols
Mongols and free trade
Arabs vs. Vikings
4 key characteristics of underdogs
Open doorStable ground
Absorb ideas like a
sponge!
Work together in sharing & building ideas.
Be Bold!
Boldness: Nothing to lose
China vs. India
Each color is a billion people
GDP over time
The power of water
The ability to withstand invasions
Achaemenid Empire
Alexander’s empire
Mongol empire
Ummayyad Caliphate
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By 2020, India would have more youth population than US, Russia, China and Japan put together
35 Crore youth
Where did we go wrong?
Shift of power out of the Gangetic plains.
Losing in touch with our past, present and future.
The parable of the well: We need as many hands to lift people out.
Let us open up to business!
Ideas for India: 5 key principles.
Principle 1: Maker revolution like our freedom movement.
Principle 2: Open Innovation.
Principle 3: Let’s leapfrog. Jump to
sunrise.
Principle 4: Let’s use up every hand.
Principle 5: Hack your way out.
Principle 5: Frugal engineering
Some of the major ideas shifting the world.
Social Robots
Consumer 3d printers
Security Everywhere
Battery technologies
Skills you need.
Agricultural Age
Industrial Age
Information Age
Conceptual Age
Basic reading & comprehension
SKILLS REQUIRED ACROSS VARIOUS ERAS
Understanding processes
Analysis & reasoning
Creation, Metacognition,
Self-actualization
Hacking systems
Six elements of maker education
Respect for work
Purpose Narrative Empathy
Big Picture
Map source: FreeVectorMaps.com
By 2020, India would have more youth population than US, Russia, China and Japan put together
35 Crore youth