Dr. Subhash Sharma, in his keynote address, emphasizes the importance of dreams in fostering social change and community improvement. He explores various dream typologies, their connection to creativity, and their role in individual and collective aspirations within a global context. Ultimately, he advocates for a new vision of prosperity, justice, and peace, while promoting the need for a step-by-step approach to dream actualization.

1. Let Us Dream for A
Prosperous, Just and
Peaceful Society*
Dr. Subhash Sharma
Director
Indus Business Academy, Bangalore
Keynote Address,
*Keynote Address, Let Us Dream for a Prosperous, Just and Peaceful Society, Community
Interventions and Improvements, Let Us Dream Annual Community Conference, Christ
)Deemed to be University), Nov. 16, 2019
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2. Role of Dream in Social Change
I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King Jr., Speech in 1963
Dare to Dream, M. S. Oberoi
I Too Had A Dream, V. Kurien
I Dare, Kiran Bedi
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3. Dreams Create Paradigm Shifts
 Gandhi dreamt of India’s Independence when he was thrown out of the train
 Dhiru Bhai Ambani had a dream of football stadium full of his shareholders
 Vivekananda had a dream of spreading Vedanta all over the world
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4. American Dream
A Nation’s Constitution articulates Nation’s Dream
 Core of American Constitution
“Right to Life, Liberty and Happiness”
Is There an Indian Dream?
Is it Original or a Borrowed Dream?
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5. Dream and HOPE
 Big Dreams are generally centred around HOPE: Higher Order Purpose of
Existence
 HOPE provides a New Vision that many had not thought before
 HOPE also facilitates “Dream Actualization”
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6. Why Dreams are Important?
Dreams Create Synergy, Inspiration, Motivation (SIM)
for Individuals, Community and Nation
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7. Four Quantum States of Mind
 IV. Transcendental State: Mind connects with cosmic consciousness
 III. Deep Sleep: Mind connects with surroundings
 II. Dream State: Mind operates at Direct Vision/ Darshan (Direct perception)
level. Mind can reach 789 (Seventh heaven, Eighth chakra and Ninth cloud)
level providing creative insights.
 I. Waking State: Mind operates at Division (Divided vision) level
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8. Dreams as Pathway to Creativity and
New Pathways
 Illustrations
 Kekule: Benzene Structure
 Mendeleev: Periodic Table
 Watson: DNA Structure as Double Helix
 Many times poets get insights from their dreams
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9. What is My Dream
Exercise on My Dream: My Vision of My Life
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10. Typology of Dreams
 I. Dreams related to Professional excellence
 II. Dreams related to Social Change/ Nation building
 III. Dreams related to Collective action/ Community action
 IV. Dreams related to institution building
 V. Dreams related to Entrepreneurship/ Start ups/ Business empires
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11. Dreams and Modes of Thinking
 Five modes of thinking/ Five categories of Dreams originating from Human
Mind
I. Wealth as a mode of thinking: An Entrepreneur and Businessperson
Dreams wealth accumulation
II. Power as a mode of thinking: A Politician and a Bureaucrat thinks of Power
III. Knowledge as a mode of thinking: A Professional such as Medical Doctors,
Engineers, Scientists, Academicians … think of Knowledge
IV. Concern for Others as a mode of thinking: Social activists/ Social
entrepreneurs think of Concern for Otherss
V. Liberation (from Domination, Exploitation. Oppression) as a mode of thinking:
Social activists think in terms of Liberation
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12. Dreaming in Contemporary Context of
Globalization
 Four Forces Model of Contemporary Society
 I. Force of Market
 II. Force of State/ Government
 III. Force of People/ Capillary action
 IV. Force of Self
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13. Four Lions Model of Four Forces
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Market
Self
People/Capillary action
State

14. Four Forces
MarketState
Self
People/ Capillary
action
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15. Four Modern Dreams of the World
Adam SmithKarl Marx
Mahatma Gandhi
Swami Vivekananda
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16. Towards A New Development Vision:
Development Matrix
India Inc Government
Public Sector
Unorganized sector: Village level
institutions
Self employed, Micro
and Nano enterprises …
Market Non-Market
Corporate
Non-Corporate
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17. Illustrations of Capillary Action/
Collective Action
 1. AMUL
 2. SEWA
 3. Lijjat Papad
 4. Self Help Groups
 5. Dabbawalah
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18. Towards A New Vision for the World
 Three Pillars of a New Vision
 I. Prosperity
 2. Justice
 3. Peace
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19. How to Actualize New Vision
 Move Away from Current Isms: Communism, Socialism, Capitalism, Militarism,
Terrorism, Fundamentalism, …
Through ‘Harmonic Globalization’
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20. Dream Achievement and Dream
Actualization
 For any dream actualization, we need a Step by Step approach
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