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New pedagogies, processes and purposes: Poor as providers of green innovative solutions

New pedagogies, processes and purposes: Poor as providers of green innovative solutions Anil K Gupta[1] Absurd as it may seem to a few, my argument mainly rests on the ability of economically disadvantaged people to trigger frugal, creative and recombinable innovations that can stimulate creation of new  pedagogies, products, and  processes.   Therefore, the model that I talk about…

i am just a postman

let us not appreciate the postman too much and forget that the creative content of letters she brings is the real contribution anil INTERVIEW Finding Innovation in Every Corner Indian management expert Anil Gupta seeks to reduce poverty by championing those who are knowledge-rich though rupee-poor.  By Meena Kadri  Anil Gupta backed by the signature…

In India, need is the mother of invention

In India, need is the mother of invention Desperately poor, often illiterate citizens dream up ideas by the thousands, hoping to strike it rich Published On Sat Feb 13 2010 Email Print Republish Add to Favourites Report an error Share Share Share on twitter Share on digg Share on delicious More Sharing Services Article Photos…

coping creatively with climate complexity

Scarcity of resources often makes people despondent. People learn to adjust, adapt or just succumb. But, sometimes they transcend the adversity through a creative innovation. Let me share one story in which the scarcity of water triggered a very interesting innovation in cotton. ( se next page) Vikas Shinde and his wife Pramila own nearly half a hectare of land in a village named Pingalwada in…

Inclusive Innovations for Stimulating Sustainable and Equitable Growth

Gupta anil k, 2009 Inclusive Innovations for Stimulating Sustainable and Equitable Growth in ‘THE INNOVATION FOR DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2009-2010, Strengthening Innovation for the Prosperity of the Nations, ed. AUGUSTO LOPEZ-CLAROS, New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, p 300 earlier draft: Learning from Grassroots Green Innovations for inclusive sustainable development:  Looking inside out Anil K Gupta[1] Open innovation model[2] or user driven innovation[3] models have been recognized…