Saturday, March 12, 2011

ACHIEVERS DAY ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN's DAY

PROUD TO SHARE PRISM FOUNDER - ANUBHA RECIEVED MOST PROMISING AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMEN & ENTERPRISING AWARD on Inter-national Women’s Day was originally called International Working women day and celebrated on Mar 8th every year worldwide,  day for appreciation, love, affection, respect towards women. The first International Women day was observed on 19th March 1911 in Germany.
Present scenario has changed, women are treated at power with men, have become more educated, self reliant and independent, but still today women are trying for social justice. 
Women have been empowered in their respective field i.e plow field and harvest crop while working on farms, weave and handicraft while working in household industries, sell food and gather wood while working in informal sector. When we see their traditional responsibility from cooking, fetching water, upbringing kids and also bread butter earner than QUESTION ARISES why so many crimes on women. 
If we nail down and try to overcome the problem yet it is difficult. Main problem have been observed:


·         Marriage
·         Lack of Power
·         Over work
·         Poor Health
·         Malnutrition
·         Dowry
·         Female Feticide
·         Child Marriage
·         Cyber Stalking
·         Eve Teasing
·         Gender Inequality
·         Gender inequality
·         Divorce
·         Eve Teasing
·         Girl Education

Women make up 48.5% of population of the country, and empowering does not hold meaning till the time true meaning of empowerment is understood. Can we really empower WOMEN and answer is YES.
Few of them could be:
-          Rural area women should be focused upon
-          Affordable  care facilities
-          Basic Education
-          Basic counseling at early marriage regarding HIV, Diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
-          Socially challenged women including widow and prostitutes have to helped
-          Physically challenged women to be rehabilitated

The status of women in India is a sort of paradox at one hand she is at the peak of ladder of success and other on the other hand she is suffering the violence. STILL, WOMEN are the best, so make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make everyday International Women's Day. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

THINKING OUT OF THE BOX - TOOTB


Thinking out of the box refers to the capacity of individual or an organization to see situation from different and new arena/ perspective. We all have a unique insight us but never explore. The challenge is only lateral thinking or we can also call expanded way of thinking. Thinking out of the box (TOOTB) provides way to generate new ideas and solution to problems / situation as now its necessity.

TOOTB is effective in various aspect from Problem solving, decision making, New product development, Planning, Conflict management or putting things in different way in a day to day can help us to analyse our inter-potential and self satisfaction. Its just that we all have to develop this skills and keep implementing it.  Each one of us need to continuously challenge and expand their ways of thinking to enhance personal and business effectiveness. But,most of us are so lost in daily chorus of  life that never get time to see things from different perspective. 

"People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them" George Bernard Shaw .

TOOBT has to be done in focused approach, which is very  effective and practical and, you can prove your true potential.

Important tool of TOOTB is Brainstorming. Various types of Brainstorming techniques have been encapsulated for all reader. If you need more details on below said technique please mail me @ anubhawalia@gmail.com.

Brainstorming Techniques: With various techniques of brainstorming, it is no wonder that the TOOTB can give and has been giving better results.
  • ·    SCAMPER: Developed by Bob Eberle, this brainstorming tool stands for: Substitute,   Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put, Eliminate, and Reverse.
  • ·    Word Games: This easy and fun way to warm up your mind used at the beginning of the brainstorming session.
  • ·    Cause and Effect Analysis: Also called fishbone; Listing all the possible causes and effects of a problem is an efficient way.
  • ·    Mind Maps: Have a bunch of random thoughts and need to get them organized? Then try the Mind Maps technique. Ask for sample mind-map from mail id mentioned above.
  • ·    SWOT Analysis: This brainstorming method is used to analysis a problem’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Uses for corporate marketing, and more.
  • ·    Kailedoscope Brainstorming Process: This five step method developed by Dr. Murthy of Nisvara Inc, this process makes use of both silence and communication.
  • ·    The Reframing Matrix: This simple technique helps you look at business problems from a number of different viewpoints.
  • ·    Star-bursting: By bombarding a topic or idea with questions, the answers can provide valuable brainstorming insight.
  • ·    Affinity Diagram: Have too much information and don’t know where to start? Then use this diagram to organize and sort through your ideas and create affinity with each other.
  • ·  The Lotus Blossom Technique: Developed by Yasuo Matsumura, Director of the Clover Management Research in Japan, this technique is based upon the petals of the lotus flower. The six major steps of this technique along with diagram gives 64 ideas..
  • ·  Bisociation: By forcing or banging ideas together, get information on forced association and cognitive dissonance.
  • ·   Random Word Technique: Type a description of your problem into the form, get random words, choose one, and get a list of solutions.
  • ·  Random Picture Generator: This site is ideal for those who need to throw something random. It offers dozens of thought provoking.
  • ·  Visual Brainstorming: When verbal brainstorming fails, go visual. By collaboratively generating ideas without using the spoken or written word, you can come up with incredible solution.
Important tips:
1-    A good initiative accomplishes goals and sets new ones. For achieving this :
       Keep planning
Think of new action steps,
Decide what resources are needed,
Make sure all activities are focused on conditions and are making progress to your vision of the future.

2-   We are truly only limited by our own imaginations. When you are planning, brainstorm all the ways you can accomplish the same thing. Some of your ideas will seem like they won’t work in your situation. Then choose another from your list. Whatever you do, don’t give up.

YOUTH - Youth all over the nation, indeed the world, are creating and helps in  bringing change. ALL THE BEST.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Idea or Innovation to Idea or Innovation Management

Innovation management or should we call it Idea Management is focused on the systematic processes that organizations uses for various verticals name it service or manufacturing. It involves channelizing the creative ideas using it efficiently and effectively for people, process, products (3Ps). It helps you to create best practice for today and tomorrow for growth and sustenance. Seniors constantly strives for same (new idea), implement, deliver and sustain. It’s a goal for every employee to get opportunity from problem through innovation.

Kinko's copy-machine operator is a major chain of outlets providing copying and document services, noticed that customer demand for copying dropped off in December. People were too pre-occupied with Christmas presents. So they came up with a creative idea. Why not allow customers to use Kinko's color copying and binding facilities to create their own customized calendars using their personal photos for each of the months? He prototyped the idea in the store and it proved popular -- people could create personalized gifts of calendars featuring favorite family photos.
Each organization with its employee should therefore work for creatives; for keep motivating and energizing people to see problem not as barrier to success but opportunity for innovation.
 In my opinion key bullets for becoming creative / innovation could be:
-       To be a visionary
-       Strong culture
-       Empower people
-       Imagine and Use creativity every moment
-       Analyze problems
-       Analyze alternatives
-       Implementation of ideas
Work of art in vision: Take a brush / pencil / paper / colors, paint / sketch your vision after imagining it. Helps you to gain; act as reminder / path / goal and sustenance. After you have Imagined, Sketched … Share Share Share ie share your ideas.
Strong Culture: Culture is reflection of true you. Build your culture which showers yours creativity. Culture is an amalgamation of your trust, belief and attitude influences the growth of you and your organization.
Empower people: To empower is to allowing your people to use their power and give them power for using their own power.  The purpose is to enable them to achieve change through their own effort and hard work. Give them clear objectives and tell them what is expected out of them. Build their capability through collaboration. Give them freedom, freedom of success, freedom to fail and see change.
Imagine and Use creativity every moment: Be an “innovation catalyst”. Brainstorm, create affinity for ideas, find relationship, and work on team, involve people, department, and verticals, around you. Keep imagining and keep sharing and keep using. Very important give credits for great idea.
Analyze problems and alternatives: Can creativity be taught or is talent possessed or gifted? If can be taught than train people, if No than make them help to identify problems and alternative solution through various tools and techniques. But, it has been observed and researched that every one of us can be creative, if we encourage and show how to do it. With proper training people can develop skills in questioning, brainstorming, adapting, combining, analyzing, creating alternatives and selecting ideas for any problems.
Implementation: Execution is key word after Ideation i.e change effort into action. Use all 4Ms (Men, Machine, Method, Material) or 4P (People, Policy, Procedure, Practice) for being result oriented and reward for change. Make things happen is key to success.

Conclusion: Idea / Innovation management systems don't replace traditional management but serves as adjunct to them, also helps in creating broader for new growth & opportunities. It provides a framework that can help you and your organization to transform and drives to touch pinnacle.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010