About the Speakers

1. Dr. Panduranga Vittal, IIPM, Bangalore
Professor (Finance and Strategy)

Has completed Ph.D., Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Was Euro India Co-operation Exchange Programme Professor at University of Bielefeld, Germany. His areas of interest include Accounting, Finance, Strategic Management, Management Control Systems, Futures & Options and Commodity Derivative Markets.

2. Mr. Kiran Kulkarni, Sr. Lecturer, IDC, IITB

A faculty member in the Department of Product design at the Industrial Design Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

3. Mr. Suresh Babu, Additional DGP (Retd)

Additional Director General of Police (Retired)

Retired from service during 2006 April after a service of more than three decades; served in various capacities in the State of Karnataka which included supervision over investigation of offences, Law and order, General administration, training and VIP security. Assignments held include the following;

• Additional DGP Western Range Mangalore;
• Inspector General of Police Western Range, Mangalore;
• IGP Southern Range, Mysore;
• IGP Intelligence, Bangalore;
• IGP COD (Economic Offences), Bangalore;
• Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime), Bangalore City;
• Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Bangalore City;
• Director Karnataka Police Academy, Mysore;
• Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration) Bangalore City;
• Superintendent of Police in the Districts of Bellary, Bangalore Rural, Dakshina Kannada and Mysore Districts;
• Was deputed to UK under the Colombo Plan for a course in Crime Records Computerisation in 1991
• Apart from several commendations was decorated with the following medals;

Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1999 and

Presidents Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2005

4. Mr. Sreedhara, JSS ATE

• A Mechanical Engineering Graduate from S J C E, Mysore, Mysore University
• Worked in different industries like H M T Ltd., Watch Division, Bangalore and Titan Industries Ltd., both in Watch and Jewelery Division, 10 years in Jewelery Division.
• Presently heading JSS Advanced Jewelery Design Technology Centre.

5. Mr. Sreenivasaiah, Director, BCCS

6. Mr. Sathish B.V

• He holds a Masters Degree from Coventry University UK in “MEMS” (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) with an affiliation to M.S. Ramaiah School of Advance Studies.
• Has been involved in various advanced Researches on MEMS.
• VLSI Engineering & Design has been his core competency and has a good track record of research in this field.
• Has great knowledge and experience working on Advanced Industrial Electronics.
• His knowledge and experience on Digital Communication Engineering has helped in developing projects.
  
• He also holds a Degree in ‘Telecommunication Engineering’.
• He is an innovator by himself and has many innovative concepts that are to be patented.
• His Versatility and Technical exposure has helped in accelerating several projects.

Schedule

Program Schedule


Lighting the Lamp - 09:47A.M.
Invocation - 09:50 A.M.
Welcome Address - 09:54 A.M.
Introduction by Sandeep - 10:00 A.M.
Song - 10:15 A.M.




Corporate Strategy - 10:19 A.M.
Dr. M. Panduranga Vithal - Finance & Strategy
IIPM, Bangalore

Advances in Jewellery Designing - 10:26 A.M.
M. S. Sreedhara - Executive Director,
JSS Advanced Technology Centre, Bangalore

Intellectual Property Management - 10:33 A.M.
Mr. Suresh Babu, IPS (Retd. Additional DGP)

Design and Innovation: Key USP - 10:43 A.M.
Mr. Kiran Kulkarni, Senior Lecturer
IDC (IIT Bombay)

MEMS and its applications - 10:54 A.M.
Mr. Sathish B V, Techinfin


TEA BREAK 11:00 A.M.


Techinfin AND Opportunities - 11:15 A.M.
Sandeep Goutham, Techinfin
&
The HRI Team

L U N C H

Question & Answer (Post lunch)

An Invite

The romance of creativity

By Mitchell Ditkoff

One of the most important qualities of a creative problem solver is the ability to see new relationships between seemingly unrelated things. This person sees patterns and connections where others see only confusion and separateness. To the innovator, everything is related – and the discovery of that relatedness is what fuels their creative process. In fact, the creative process is very much like a relationship. And like most relationships, it often begins with fascination – that curious state of mind (and heart) that keeps us spellbound, charmed and aroused.

Simply put, whenever a person gets a new idea, a kind of romance begins. We become absorbed. Intoxicated. Smitten. Indeed, for many people, just thinking about a new idea is an aphrodisiac. It turns us on, psyches us up, and otherwise makes it very hard to eat, sleep, or obsess about cash flow.

While some people involved in a new relationship are able to sustain the accompanying excitement for months, most of us are less fortunate. It's the rare person, indeed, who knows how to savor and expand upon this feeling for years.

Ditto with the creative process.

After idea infatuation wears off

After the intoxication of the initial encounter wears off, a less-than-incredible reality sets in. Where once we saw only beauty and pure possibility, now we see only blemishes on our high ideal. To make matters worse, some folks at this stage of the process begin to experience a crippling kind of performance anxiety. "Will I be good enough to achieve my goal?" we ask. "Do I have enough time?" "Do I have enough money?" "Can I really pull it off?" Call it "doubt" if you like, but any way you slice it, the honeymoon is over.

What routinely follows (as it does in most romances) is a painful period of re-evaluation. "Is this really what I want to be doing with my time?" we ask ourselves on the way to the refrigerator. "Is this worth all the effort?" Long-buried fears of being consumed by “the other” surface, driving us into withdrawal and self-analysis. Instead of enjoying the outpouring of creative energy that accompanies a new idea, we study it. We talk about it. We control it. Anything but let go to it.

Before you know it, the ever popular approach/avoidance stage is upon us. On Monday we're totally absorbed in our new venture. On Friday, we're sure it's a waste of time.

But that's not all. The plot, like unattended bowls of oatmeal, soon thickens. Instead of maintaining our commitment to our new idea, we begin having flings. We flirt with other ideas, other possibilities, and other "new loves.” We get into everything and anything – whatever it takes not to sustain our ongoing relationship with our original inspiration.

Is there hope for us romantic dreamers?

Is there any hope? Is there any possibility for all the thousands of creative thinkers on planet Earth to actually manifest their vision?

You bet there's hope. And something a lot more powerful – awareness. Simply by paying attention to the games you play to protect yourself (from failure or success) will go a long way towards ensuring their extinction.

To begin with, understand that all romances, no matter how inspiring, are temporary. The trivial ones simply end. The good ones mature, often growing into committed relationships – even marriages. If you are really serious about your current hot idea, be willing to get closer to it. Be willing to go from the romance stage to an intimate relationship. Understand what the creative process is – an impossible-to-deny encounter with yourself – your fears, your power, your vision, and what drives you to play the game of life. Be willing to see your new venture as it is – with all its blemishes, quirks, and vagary. Know that you will have your falling out periods and your disagreements. Know that you will sometimes feel like a fraud. Know also that the fuel for many creative breakthroughs has not only been passion, purpose, and power, but also confusion, conflict, and collapse. It's normal. It's human. It's part of the process.

So please, be gentle with yourself. Be patient. Breathe deep. And above all, do whatever you can – day or night, rich or poor, male or female, manager or managee – to put the elation back into your relationship to creativity.

This article is excerpted from BANKING ON INNOVATION, a 172-page workbook that accompanies Idea Champions’ nationally acclaimed creative thinking training.

सुझावों कि पोटली

क्या आपके साथ कभी ऐसा हुआ है कि आपके दिमाग में एक बहुत ही उम्दा विचार आया - ऐसा विचार जो हर मसले का हल हो, लेकिन जब आप उसे उपयोग में लाने बैठे तो आपको वह आईडिया याद ही नहीं आया?

यह तो आपको पता ही होगा कि कुछ लोग हर चोटी से चोटी और बडे से बडे चीज़ को एकत्रित करते रहते हैं। चाहे वो एक छोटी सी पुडिया हो, या कोई नुमाइश कि चीज़। क्यों ना इसी तरह विचारों कि पोटली बनायी जाये? विचार जिन्हे सुनकर घर वाले हँसे, जिन्हे सुनते ही दोस्त कहे कि दिमाग घास चरने गयी है, जिन्हे साकार करने के लिए आप कुछ भी करने के लिए तैयार हैं.......... ।

विचार उन्नति कि एक जीवन धारा है। लेकिन इन्हें तुरंत साकार करना मुश्किल हो जाता है। कभी कभी तो जब तक हम उनपर अपनी दृष्टि दल सके हम भूल ही जाते हैं.