Session 4: Reinventing DevelopmentScience of making choices “We all have ways of understanding problems. But the mental problem doesn’t match reality”The last mile problem is actually a last mile opportunity – to tackle use marketing/art/science/psychology/My fav quote: “We tend to think the problem is solved when we solve the technology. But the human problem remains.”SendhilMullainathan – Behavioral Economist

Science of making choices

“We all have ways of understanding problems. But the mental problem doesn’t match reality”

The last mile problem is actually a last mile opportunity – to tackle use marketing/art/science/psychology/

My fav quote: “We tend to think the problem is solved when we solve the technology. But the human problem remains.”

Session 4: Reinventing Development“I wrote my obituary one day and there was nothing for me to write. So, I quit corporate life. Worked for a NGO.”“All parents want their kids to lead a better life. All they need to do it is to believe that change is possible”Idea that parents in slums put children to work is due to lack of opportunityCrazy stat: 98% of fathers of slum children are alcoholicsIt is not the infrastructure of the school that is important but the content within the school that matters I Began Parikrama schools with the arrogance of transforming the world but I am the one who has been transformed! – BoseQuality creates its own demand – scale will comeShukla Bose – Education Activist

“I wrote my obituary one day and there was nothing for me to write. So, I quit corporate life. Worked for a NGO.”

“All parents want their kids to lead a better life. All they need to do it is to believe that change is possible”

Idea that parents in slums put children to work is due to lack of opportunity

Crazy stat: 98% of fathers of slum children are alcoholics

It is not the infrastructure of the school that is important but the content within the school that matters

I Began Parikrama schools with the arrogance of transforming the world but I am the one who has been transformed! – Bose

Quality creates its own demand – scale will come

Session 4: Reinventing Development“Transcend our differences to celebrate diversity to leverage humanity”Dr. Asher Hasan– TED Fellow

Session 4: Reinventing DevelopmentMather has developed ambulance access for all of IndiaUses “cross-subsidy” where the rich pay more, the poor pay less and where accident victims pay nothing for ambulancesMather is transferring this service to Pakistan with aid from Acumen FundPiloted for-profit anti-bribery service and wants to scale it upShaffi Mather -Social Entrepreneur, Lawyer

Mather has developed ambulance access for all of India

Uses “cross-subsidy” where the rich pay more, the poor pay less and where accident victims pay nothing for ambulances

Mather is transferring this service to Pakistan with aid from Acumen Fund

Piloted for-profit anti-bribery service and wants to scale it up

Session 4: Reinventing DevelopmentViolence against womenCreated Ring the Bell campaign to fight domestic violenceMallikaDutt-Audience Speaker

Violence against women

Created Ring the Bell campaign to fight domestic violence

Session 4: Reinventing Development“Minds on the margins are not marginal minds. We have to develop technology based on the knowledge of the poor”“Scalability must not become the enemy of sustainability”Innovations from the BOP: mobile flour grinder,, Teflon free non-stick pan“Freedom is to look in the mirror and learn”Grassroots to Global: Honey Bee Network to share ideas: http://www.sristi.org/cms/en/our_networkAnil Gupta - Innovation Advocate

“Minds on the margins are not marginal minds. We have to develop technology based on the knowledge of the poor”

“Scalability must not become the enemy of sustainability”

Innovations from the BOP: mobile flour grinder,, Teflon free non-stick pan

“Freedom is to look in the mirror and learn”

Grassroots to Global: Honey Bee Network to share ideas: http://www.sristi.org/cms/en/our_network

Session 5: Redesigning Community“Systems have systematically pounded design out of us”“Risk-averse behavior is very risky”“Insights leading to reframing point of view to then prototyping”“We don’t need norm-changing paradigms, but we need rapid diffusion for rapid transformation”“We are 40% over the planet’s carrying capacity”Design thinking for effective social changeBannyBanerjee- Design Educator

“Systems have systematically pounded design out of us”

“Risk-averse behavior is very risky”

“Insights leading to reframing point of view to then prototyping”

“We don’t need norm-changing paradigms, but we need rapid diffusion for rapid transformation”

“We are 40% over the planet’s carrying capacity”

Design thinking for effective social change

Session 5: Redesigning CommunityDemocratization of media will lead to economic development and political change – StewartMargaret Stewart - Audience Speaker

Democratization of media will lead to economic development and political change – Stewart

Session 5: Redesigning Community“65% of buildings in the world are houses”Wares designed a weekend home for a client that is used as a community center during the weekShamsul Wares- Architect and Teacher

“65% of buildings in the world are houses”

Wares designed a weekend home for a client that is used as a community center during the week

Session 5: Redesigning CommunityIf you’re not standing on the edge, you’re occupying too much space!LaskhmiPratury - TEDIndia Co-Host

Session 5: Redesigning CommunityMen are also affected by the choices and rules that discriminate against womenKavitaRamdas - Philanthropist from Global Fund for Women

Men are also affected by the choices and rules that discriminate against women

Session 5: Redesigning Communityhttp://thefuntheory.com/Check out the Piano Staircase video

Session 5: Redesigning CommunityHuman trafficking, third largest organized crime“We as a civil society victimize victims – stigmatize victims of rape and sexual slavery”“Break the culture of silence – talk about these stories in your limited world”“The fundamental of our work is a belief in the human potential to bounce back, to recover”The most important way to help someone heal besides psychological and economic rehab is through believing in themSunitha Krishnan- Anti-trafficking crusader

Human trafficking, third largest organized crime

“We as a civil society victimize victims – stigmatize victims of rape and sexual slavery”

“Break the culture of silence – talk about these stories in your limited world”

“The fundamental of our work is a belief in the human potential to bounce back, to recover”

The most important way to help someone heal besides psychological and economic rehab is through believing in them

Session 6: Green and Blue“I found out: they’re following the rain! When India has rain, dragonflies are there”“Dragonfly migrations are getting earlier – an indication that the climate is getting warmer”Charles AndersonMarine Biologist

“I found out: they’re following the rain! When India has rain, dragonflies are there”

“Dragonfly migrations are getting earlier – an indication that the climate is getting warmer”

Session 6: Green and BlueFascination over the middle finger and the symbol it represents“Middle finger is a Buddhist symbol. Budhha is trying to tell you to ‘be one’. The is the meaning of it!”Chemicals have turned our bodies toxic“Cosmetics are worse when it comes to toxins. Use lipsticks with organically made products, also makes it nutritious!”Horst RechelbacherEco-chic entrepreneur – Aveda Founder

Fascination over the middle finger and the symbol it represents

“Middle finger is a Buddhist symbol. Budhha is trying to tell you to ‘be one’. The is the meaning of it!”

Chemicals have turned our bodies toxic

“Cosmetics are worse when it comes to toxins. Use lipsticks with organically made products, also makes it nutritious!”

Session 6: Green and Blue“It’s okay to take things less serious, even if it is for a serious cause. You can still achieve your goal.”“If you use social media, you have to be okay with losing control.”Alexis OhanianReddit Founder

“It’s okay to take things less serious, even if it is for a serious cause. You can still achieve your goal.”

“If you use social media, you have to be okay with losing control.”

Session 6: Green and Blue“Over 75 million sharks are killed every year. 100% of the world’s fisheries will be extinct by 2050.”Looking forward to his film Oceans – expected release date 2010Jake Eberts, Creator of film “Oceans” (2010)Film Producer

“Over 75 million sharks are killed every year. 100% of the world’s fisheries will be extinct by 2050.”

Looking forward to his film Oceans – expected release date 2010

Session 7: Power of StoriesHow do you captivate the past and export it to people?“We don’t enter the future, we create it. And we create what we imagine”Created a system called E3iT (Engage, Entertain, Educate, Immerse Technology) – the E3iT system brings to life and presents information regarding historical buildingsRamachandraBudihalTechno-heritage imagineer

How do you captivate the past and export it to people?

“We don’t enter the future, we create it. And we create what we imagine”

Created a system called E3iT (Engage, Entertain, Educate, Immerse Technology) – the E3iT system brings to life and presents information regarding historical buildings

Session 7: Power of Stories“You can use media and films for social change and to highlight a cause”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LniH0ZApCiI– great commercial by Canal +Deol mentions how people get death certificates to avoid the policeDeol mentions that he is starting his own production house to pursue his dreams of films for social changeAbhayDeolBollywood Actor

“You can use media and films for social change and to highlight a cause”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LniH0ZApCiI– great commercial by Canal +

Deol mentions how people get death certificates to avoid the police

Deol mentions that he is starting his own production house to pursue his dreams of films for social change

Session 7: Power of StoriesIntersection of art, myth and activism“We prepare too much, knowledge gets in the way of wisdom.”“To tell great stories, you must get out of your mind – by putting yourself into an unplanned moment, a panic”“Panic is the great axis of creativity, because it’s the only way to get rid of your mind”“We are the stories we tell ourselves – stories that define the potential of our existence”“When you read a script, you must find your own truth in it. This truth might even contradict the plot.”“The night and day are a contradiction, but the blue in the first morning hours is its harmony. ..Harmony is not a resolution. Harmony is a suggestion of something much larger than resolution.”ShekharKapurDirector and Writer

Intersection of art, myth and activism

“We prepare too much, knowledge gets in the way of wisdom.”

“To tell great stories, you must get out of your mind – by putting yourself into an unplanned moment, a panic”

“Panic is the great axis of creativity, because it’s the only way to get rid of your mind”

“We are the stories we tell ourselves – stories that define the potential of our existence”

“When you read a script, you must find your own truth in it. This truth might even contradict the plot.”

“The night and day are a contradiction, but the blue in the first morning hours is its harmony. ..Harmony is not a resolution. Harmony is a suggestion of something much larger than resolution.”

Session 7: Power of Stories“Photographs can tell better stories than sensational documentaries”The individual is the instrument in storytelling, not the camera, the TV network…“Look for excellence, rather than the results of it, and success will arrive on its own”Ryan LoboPhotographer

“Photographs can tell better stories than sensational documentaries”

The individual is the instrument in storytelling, not the camera, the TV network…

“Look for excellence, rather than the results of it, and success will arrive on its own”

Session 7: Power of StoriesExcellent Tweet comment“areebahanif: Stories being told through film, stills and movement - This is #TEDIndia symbolic of the real India: Land of stories and heroes”

2 fun green videos shared at TEDIndia:Plug Out Boy: http://vimeo.com/3443886Granny Wrap: http://vimeo.com/4553886