Foundation Fortnight - Neev 2015 (Welingkar, Bengaluru)
Foundation Fortnight, Neev 2015 at
Welingkar Bengaluru
Theme - 'Responsible leaders...passionately curious'
remains at the core of all deliberations.
DAY 3 (29 June) - Neev 2015 (Welingkar,
Bengaluru)
Action on
Curiosity is Creativity; the Process to Reach there Leads
to Innovation
On day three of Neev
2015, deep-delving animated interactions and
thought-stirring sessions became the highlights of the
day. The Centre stage hosted two experts with very
different backgrounds. The first expert was Sanjay
Anandaram, Partner- Seed Fund and the second being Syed
Kirmani, the cricket heart throb.
 Together they unfolded an interesting session where they
interacted with the students on various facets of life,
sharing some interesting anecdotes. Anandaram spoke about
John Nash and his curiosity. He highlighted the importance
of curiosity and how the same can be catered to and
nurtured with a questioning mind and critical thinking. He
cited the example of Albert Einstein referring to how his
curiosity on the possibility of travelling on a beam of
light lead him to great break- through later in life.
Questions guide a probing mind and reflect critical
thinking. Questions catalyse our thinking and give
direction to our thought process. They are, therefore, a
crucial part of our thinking. Knowledge will eventually be
attained through (answers to these) questions. Anandaram
averred that the environment we are brought-up in forces
us into constraint based thinking; we will progress when
our environment moulds us into possibility based thinking.
And this emanates from curious minds. He told the students
to think beyond themselves. In his closing note, he quoted
from the Upanishads - "You are what your deep desire is,
as is your desire so is your will, as is your will so is
your action, as is your action so is your destiny."
 Syed Kirmani, was
equally mesmerising. Kirmani rendered the session
compelling with his anecdotes from cricket while some
interesting footage played along.. Mr. Kirmani shared his
ups & downs and the grit which helped him tide over. He
quoted that "Honesty with sincerity is the mantra for
success". Whether it is to be a captain of a cricket team
or a leader in corporate world dedication, hard work and
passion are the pre-requisites for success. He encouraged
the students to maintain integrity in whatever they
undertake in life. Perking them up, he enacted some of the
funny incidents of that life had thrown before him. He
also shared some exciting moments from the 1983 World Cup.
He urged the students to have faith in the Almighty, look
after their parents as they are the real heroes of their
lives. Consistent efforts will yield success, for sure.
Hello We
The session gave the students the opportunity to
familiarize with the staff and the Welingkar ecosystem
.The facilities provided by Welingkar and how they can
leverage the same. It has been rightly said, “Rights and
Responsibilities are two sides of the same coin.” The
students had an interaction with Mr Anil Jha,( Manager-
Administration) who familiarized the students with the
rules of conduct on campus.
Panel Discussion on curiosity and creativity
 The session Nurturing Curious Minds witnessed two
distinguished guests-. Puja Kohli, founder-Unfold and .
Abhishek Kumar, founder-Ripples Learning Services. The
discussions revolved around the link between Curiosity,
Creativity and Innovation. The panel concluded curiosity
and creativity reflect innovative mindsets and positively
guide ones' efforts towards success in life.
Kohli said that
"Curious mind allows one to take leaps" She gave her views
on the relationship between curiosity and creativity.
"Curiosity is internal process and creativity is an
outcome". She shared how her curiosity about Neuroscience
triggered at the ASTD Conference, drew her to all the four
lectures delivered by David Rock. It is necessary to look
after our brain like we do for our body.
The other speaker
Abhishek Kumar added that "Action on Curiosity is
creativity and the process to reach creativity leads to
innovation". He also redefined success as " achieving the
desired outcome and at the same time learning something
new in the process". The summary of the discussions
revolved around the link between Curiosity, Creativity and
Innovation and their role towards success with various
examples. The panel concluded that curiosity and
creativity support and enhance innovation and success. The
panel discussion was followed by an interesting Q&A
session with the students.
We Quest
The final session for the day packed some 'Hands-on'
activity under the guidance Prof. Aparna Krishnamurthy
where the students teamed up to work on certain
challenging tasks. In the process they enjoyed and got to
know their batch-mates, moved around the campus - their
second home to be. |
