Nature’s best July 3, 2009
Posted by Sunil Malhotra in Nature.Tags: beauty, Himalayas, Ladakh, Nature
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Confluence of the mighty Indus river and the Zanskar in Ladakh, India. 24 Km west of Leh town, it is a spectacular drive to Nimu where the two rivers meet.
It takes all your senses and more to take in the beauty, grandeur, scale, topology, UV, sunlight, cold, n, n, n, … if at all. I’m still reeling from the sheer confusion of it all.
Innovation 101 – “Enjoy life while you can” May 6, 2009
Posted by Sunil Malhotra in Innovation, Innovation 101, Leadership Innovation, Perception, Sustainability, Sustainable Innovation, Wisdom of the leaders.Tags: activism, climate change, environment, Gaia, Innovation 101, James Lovelock, Thought leadership, wisdom
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James Lovelock doesn’t think we will need innovation 10 years on. Not because the business world will find a new jazzword to hang their marketing spiels on but ’scarily’ because planet earth wouldn’t exist. According to Lovelock, by the end of the century, 80% of the world’s population will disappear and half of Britain will be under water. And to prove his point, the octagenarian is buying a ticket to outer space.
James Lovelock - Gaia Theory
Climate science maverick James Lovelock believes catastrophe is inevitable, carbon offsetting is a joke and ethical living a scam.’Therefore’, he says, ’Enjoy life while you can’ via ‘Enjoy life while you can’ | Environment | The Guardian.
This is one scary take on climate change and sustainable development. (more…)
Shoe-throwing goes global April 29, 2009
Posted by Sunil Malhotra in Culture, Innovation, Innovation 101, Politics, Wisdom of the leaders.Tags: Innovation, shoe-throwing, spoof, tamasha
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Even in these uncertain times, the US can be credited for leading innovation and for its trend-setting ways. India has been the quickest to catch on and I’m sure we’ll see other countires following ’shoe’t very soon. Read the spoof here Frustrated minister throws shoes at public « The Daily Tamasha.
Fed up of recent shoe-throwing incidents at his last three election rallies, Minister of State for Leather Industry, Balwant Kelkar, today started his Jabalpur rally by throwing a few shoes himself. Unsuspecting supporters of Kelkar were in for a shock as he followed his garlanding with throwing five-rounds of shoes, hitting his random target three times.
and my BIG idea for innovation for shoe companies to steal. (I’m an open source guy!)
Here goes …
Shoe companies that can double their revenue with just a little repackaging.
1-2-3!
Concept: “To package each shoe separately (and not in pairs) targetted at the emerging shoe-throwing segment”.
1. This will open up new segments – shoe catchers, shoe matchers, shoe collectors – and also possibly inspire the fashion designers to come up with ‘walk the ramp with one shoe’ shows.
2. The idea-starved event management companies can then replicate this for re-use in the ‘Great Indian Wedding’ (of course this is rather seasonal unless they plan to go global).
3. Politicians and other public figures (beneficiaries of the new model) will be able to make early requests for which foot (not in the mouth variety) they prefer to be thrown. Eg. Left shoe is better ’shoe’-ted for Karat and co. It will also make it easier to switch loyalties – just exchange shoes!
The oxymoron called Political Innovation … or America goes bald! March 12, 2009
Posted by Sunil Malhotra in Corruption, Everything 2.0, Global Economy, Innovation, Leadership Innovation, kleptocracy.Tags: bailout, bailout packages, crime in politics, demise of america, economic downfall, obama administration, political innovation, Save the banker, stimulus package, Western Thought, wishful thinking
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I am at my hairdresser’s last weekend and request him to blow dry my hair. He looks at me quizzically and says, “Sure sir. But …”, he goes and points me to the mirror, “you’ve run out of raw material. Hair!”. I look disbelievingly at the bald pate of the guy in the mirror. Shucks, I go to myself. The last time I gave myself the luxury of looking in the mirror, I had a thick mop. Where had it gone? And when?
I am immediately reminded of what’s been going on in the US the past few months - bailout, stimulus packages, printed money … whatever … and I go back to asking -
What are they trying to blow dry when there’s no hair left? Where’s the money?
Get my drift? When was the last time you looked in the mirror? Ever noticed that the US has gone completely bald? It can’t help if all they want to do is to wear a wig. They won’t be able to fool others, only themselves.
Here, see what Dr. Michael Hudson has for us. Like you guys say - ”Hey Mr. President, this ain’t no rocket science!”
More Links:
1. Obama’s Choice – Save the Economy OR Save the Bankers
2. The Crisis of Credit visualised - great visualisation
3. Printed Money, Gloom to Doom – My post of 18th Feb, 2009.
4. Political Leadership & Monetary Morality – Orrin Woodward’s blog post of 17th Feb, 2009.
