It is getting increasingly difficult these days to co-hold two contrasting pulls – that of the Self and that of the System – including families, work systems, communities etc. Often we find ourselves narcissistic and self absorbed in our own little worlds, quite clueless about our membership in systems and our dharma in nurturing and maintaining such […]
Dangal – gently grappling with contradictions and double-binds
Using the film as a resource, this blog raises three crucial double-binds and contradictions that we face today.
Anticipating TransformAction 2017
Historically, in the month of March each year, in the Riviera, just a few miles away from Nice, International Forum for Social Innovation (IFSI) – a not for profit body founded in 1976 in France, holds its annual group relations conference titled TransformAction – a seminar on Authority, Leadership, and Transformation. Over the […]
Wasting away in the VUCA World
Preamble If there is one acronym that has proliferated at a nauseating pace and at an evergrand scale, revitalizing management and strategy text, as well as nonsensical jargon across the last decade, and catching the attention of analysts, academicians, consultants, and senior managers globally – it is VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity). The […]
Coaching: Beware the Hype & Hyperbole 6 processes that threaten its very raison d’être …
This blog is about 6 unconscious processes that threaten coaching highlighting critical consequences that otherwise do not get acknowledged or worked with in a coaching assignment.
The Hero’s Journey in the clutches of Market Capitalism: Where has the magic gone?
In the past few weeks, I have been mulling over the sheer paucity of mono-myths or the hero’s quest that used to energize people – the old, the young, the men and women around me. It is almost as if the inner realm of magical unfolding has dried up, leaving us, at best, feeling […]
Bye Bye Wholesomeness, Hello Homo economicus, I think I gonna be ‘linked-in’ now …
This blog is about transactional and extractive networks that are encouraged in lieu of human connects and networks. It explores how Homo economicus contributes to this trend in Indian society, as well as hides many evil and shadows including instrumentality, xenophobia, and racism
Udta Punjab: A Dark tale of Hope in a bleached Wasteland
Let me begin with a caveat – Udta Punjab is not a Hindi movie – nor is it meant for general audience in India for it cannot be understood lest appreciated by all. It is a dark and intense narrative and yet incredibly funny, that had me chuckling at times or weeping a tear, […]
Bricolage, Jugaad, and Indianness Part 1
This blog, in two parts, explores the process of bricolage and the identity of the Bricoleur from an Indian context. The insights from Levi-Strauss’s work are offered in part 1 to enable the reader to distinguish and value traditional knowledge systems of India from a pre-industrial perspective. Part 2 offers insights on Jugaad – an Indian lens of innovation – how creativity can be meaningfully sustained.
From Victimisation to Warrior-hood: Working with 10 Cloverfield Lane
Context 10 Cloverfield Lane is a psychlogical thriller embedded in a science fiction context that follows the narrative of a young woman trapped in an underground bomb-shelter with two men who subscribe to the possibility of Earth attacked by aliens and that it has now become inhospitable for life on the surface. The narrative begins […]
Incorrigibly romantic ... 