In today’s world, Innovation is often
repeated jargon in the knowledge and technology industry for doing things in a
better way, bringing benefits to providers or consumers in some way or other.
While the sense and usage of the word is yet to percolate down to the common
man’s lingo and I have seen faces pucker into a frown at the mention of innovation
from people resisting change, the process of Innovation is here to stay as it
was there from the very first day of human life. This has taken humankind to
where it is today and will take them further into future. The industrial revolution, green revolution,
the dairy revolution initiated by Anand Milk Federation (AMUL)– to me- all of these
are fuelled through innovation for an efficient society.
Not undermining the previous revolutions, the
technology innovation starting in 19th Century has changed the world
to a much greater and deeper extent – internet being in the center of all.
There are better ways of doing things and getting things done in touching
almost all facets of human life- Food, shelter, health, transportation,
communication, agriculture – irrigation and production etc. etc. While all
these are good and in the right direction, the point for my today’s discussion
is to reach the benefit to the masses as much as possible in all rungs of
society in a locally customized way.
India, being a value for money
country with a huge chunk of population below poverty line, there has to be
further innovative “Indianised” ways to cut costs without compromising on the
benefits. This will ensure that the payback of innovation can be made available
to commoners sponsored by a separate indigenous Innovation government policy as
in China. And I am sure with the glorified minds India had in multifarious
fields coupled with the mindset of the present and future generations, there
are ample possibilities of innovation being driven from the common man’s usage
perspective. There was a period from 10th to 18th century
when progress was stagnated but we have recovered from the situation and are on
a roll for an inclusive growth across cities, towns and villages.
Please join me,along with acclaimed write and philosopher,Robin Sharma, to dream of a much improved world order where indigenous innovation is able to
narrow the gaps of disparities in life.
“Dreamers
are mocked as impractical. The truth is they are the most practical, as their
innovations lead to progress and a better way of life for all of us.”
― Robin S. Sharma
― Robin S. Sharma
