This place is meant for some of ides that came to me mostly due to necessity and I would love to see them implemented. Keep coming for more such ideas that I/you may add...
1. Countdown timer at movie interval - In movie halls as soon as the intermission starts a countdown clock
could be shown on the screen, so that people can have rough idea about when to return to their seats.
2. Battery operated equipment to check milk overflow while boiling - A small electromechanical
instrument should be made which could sense the level of the milk in the utensil. If the level goes a
particular mark, it should activate the mechanical arm to turn the burner knob off.
3. Do not print the silent characters in English. - This is kind of funny. I just thought if all the silent
characters could be removed millions of reams of paper and millions of liters of ink could be saved :)
GO GREEN...
4. Mobile connectivity in helmet - I though about it and searched some implementation of it, over Google.
It is in existence, but as my idea I am mentioning it here. We could get wireless (Bluetooth) or even wired
connection of mobile to helmet. There should a button on one side of helmet which should turn on the
system. Built in speakers and microphone can be added in the helmet. This would help talking while driving
the bike.
Keep adding....
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
All about Executive MBA at Symbiosis, Pune
Finally, I have sought the answer to the question, which had been bothering me for at least not less than half a decade. And thankfully the answer is affirmative. Be it colleagues, cousins, in laws, old friends and even some professional guides, I had one common question for all of them.
I happen to be software professional for almost 7 years now, as I am writing this post. I am quite sure that any professional with an equivalent experience as mine, must have had the same question in his mind in some point of time in his career.
"Should I go for an MBA?"
This question itself brings in a barrage of questions, which tend to be even more complex. Questions like "Should I leave my current well settled job?" "Will doing MBA bring fruitful results to my career?" "How will my family react to my decision and how will I manage my family" and so on.
Obviously, those who have satisfactory answers to these questions go for a full time MBA in or outside India. For the rest of all, there is a good choice called a part time MBA.
There are mixed reviews about part time MBA. Some call it waste of time and money as it doesn't bring any substantial benefit (mainly monetary) and some call it even better than the regular MBA, for it lets you apply the MBA concepts in your professional life in a real time fashion. Apart from that, you get to meet professionals from almost all kinds of streams, which something that broadens your vision and enhance the capability to perceive professional objectives from various angles.
It took me quite a lot of time to search through all the available options and wade through other ifs and buts to finalize my decision. Today I am a student of executive MBA course at SIBM, Pune and I feel privileged to write it here. Honestly speaking the course structure, the pedagogy, the class diversity has turned up to be far better than what I had imagined.
SIBM has been conducting the executive MBA course for almost over two decades now, so it goes without saying that they have the expertise in delivering this course. If you get a chance to talk to the students/alumni of past years they can clearly tell you about the continuous improvisations that are happening in the course.
The course addresses general management subjects and covers up enough of all the main subjects. Until last year minimum experience required to enrol for this course was 5 years, which has been relaxed to 3 years now (the average experience in my class is app. 9 years). To get into this course one needs to appear for a written test followed by a personal interview.
I would like to make out some core points of this course here.
1. Pedagogy:
Although they have a well-formatted and outlined syllabus, the teachers often deliver us much more than that. This is like a bonus for all us. There are two reasons to it. I used the words teachers and not professors or lecturers because they aren't the same. Most of the teachers are professionals and pedagogy is not their primary occupation. Secondly, all the students all come with vast experience in their respective fields. Therefore, what actually discussed in the class are basics of syllabus followed by the real life examples pertaining to the subject. This results in a wonderful atmosphere with endless opportunities for learning. I hardly see any teacher strictly following pages of books because what they deliver is their experience, which cannot be found in any book in the entire world.
2. Exposure:
When you go out of the cosy environment of your team and interact with others who tend to be from diversified field, you realize that there is a world, which is different, then yours. This primarily leads to broaden your thinking and generalizes your views. This is one of main advantages of part time in SIBM. My class consists of students from all almost all walks of life, ranging from software programmer, managers, manufacturing industry professionals, technologists to medical field specialists.
It is as if the famous phrase "unity in diversity" really has a meaning here.
3. Approach of SIBM:
Even though SIBM is a school, the approach and attitude it follows towards students is very professional and realistic. The current director of SIBM is known for his effective administration. Anyone can approach him regarding any problem or suggestion. The openness of various departments, teachers and methods like lecturer feedback system makes the entire system ideally pro student.
This course at SIBM definitely extracts the best out of one and makes him excel not only in career but also as a human being. The beauty of doing executive MBA at SIBM is that apart from providing you the knowledge it makes you realize your latent potential. It changes your attitude towards life and makes you more competent.
If we talk business, doing executive MBA at SIBM, Pune undoubtedly helps one to perform outstandingly in his current and any of the future endeavours.
You may think that I am boasting about SIBM executive MBA, just because I am a part of it, but reality is that I have written each and every word in this post spontaneously. It's something that my heart told me to write and not my mind.
If you are reading this post and planning to do a part time MBA course, I would strongly recommend SIBM, Pune. It's very much worth it. You can visit the website http://www.sibm.edu/ for further details.
I happen to be software professional for almost 7 years now, as I am writing this post. I am quite sure that any professional with an equivalent experience as mine, must have had the same question in his mind in some point of time in his career.
"Should I go for an MBA?"
This question itself brings in a barrage of questions, which tend to be even more complex. Questions like "Should I leave my current well settled job?" "Will doing MBA bring fruitful results to my career?" "How will my family react to my decision and how will I manage my family" and so on.
Obviously, those who have satisfactory answers to these questions go for a full time MBA in or outside India. For the rest of all, there is a good choice called a part time MBA.
There are mixed reviews about part time MBA. Some call it waste of time and money as it doesn't bring any substantial benefit (mainly monetary) and some call it even better than the regular MBA, for it lets you apply the MBA concepts in your professional life in a real time fashion. Apart from that, you get to meet professionals from almost all kinds of streams, which something that broadens your vision and enhance the capability to perceive professional objectives from various angles.
It took me quite a lot of time to search through all the available options and wade through other ifs and buts to finalize my decision. Today I am a student of executive MBA course at SIBM, Pune and I feel privileged to write it here. Honestly speaking the course structure, the pedagogy, the class diversity has turned up to be far better than what I had imagined.
SIBM has been conducting the executive MBA course for almost over two decades now, so it goes without saying that they have the expertise in delivering this course. If you get a chance to talk to the students/alumni of past years they can clearly tell you about the continuous improvisations that are happening in the course.
The course addresses general management subjects and covers up enough of all the main subjects. Until last year minimum experience required to enrol for this course was 5 years, which has been relaxed to 3 years now (the average experience in my class is app. 9 years). To get into this course one needs to appear for a written test followed by a personal interview.
I would like to make out some core points of this course here.
1. Pedagogy:
Although they have a well-formatted and outlined syllabus, the teachers often deliver us much more than that. This is like a bonus for all us. There are two reasons to it. I used the words teachers and not professors or lecturers because they aren't the same. Most of the teachers are professionals and pedagogy is not their primary occupation. Secondly, all the students all come with vast experience in their respective fields. Therefore, what actually discussed in the class are basics of syllabus followed by the real life examples pertaining to the subject. This results in a wonderful atmosphere with endless opportunities for learning. I hardly see any teacher strictly following pages of books because what they deliver is their experience, which cannot be found in any book in the entire world.
2. Exposure:
When you go out of the cosy environment of your team and interact with others who tend to be from diversified field, you realize that there is a world, which is different, then yours. This primarily leads to broaden your thinking and generalizes your views. This is one of main advantages of part time in SIBM. My class consists of students from all almost all walks of life, ranging from software programmer, managers, manufacturing industry professionals, technologists to medical field specialists.
It is as if the famous phrase "unity in diversity" really has a meaning here.
3. Approach of SIBM:
Even though SIBM is a school, the approach and attitude it follows towards students is very professional and realistic. The current director of SIBM is known for his effective administration. Anyone can approach him regarding any problem or suggestion. The openness of various departments, teachers and methods like lecturer feedback system makes the entire system ideally pro student.
This course at SIBM definitely extracts the best out of one and makes him excel not only in career but also as a human being. The beauty of doing executive MBA at SIBM is that apart from providing you the knowledge it makes you realize your latent potential. It changes your attitude towards life and makes you more competent.
If we talk business, doing executive MBA at SIBM, Pune undoubtedly helps one to perform outstandingly in his current and any of the future endeavours.
You may think that I am boasting about SIBM executive MBA, just because I am a part of it, but reality is that I have written each and every word in this post spontaneously. It's something that my heart told me to write and not my mind.
If you are reading this post and planning to do a part time MBA course, I would strongly recommend SIBM, Pune. It's very much worth it. You can visit the website http://www.sibm.edu/ for further details.
Friday, August 6, 2010
NO HORN OK PLEASE
Ever wondered how many times you honk while you drive. Ask yourself honestly how many times you really needed to honk, and just try to recollect how many times sounding horn brought any intended effect. Today the market of two/four wheelers comes up with varieties of horns. Mostly these horns are harsh and loud enough to scare the hell out of you, and still if you feel (rather your ear feel) that the horn sound is ear friendly; you can always upgrade your horns, which can literally blow others off. Thanks to the concept of battery operated horns, which has revolutionized the way the horns sound now days.
I do not blame others for honking, as I also do the same when caught in traffic, but I make sure that I use the horn only when it is inevitable.
I particularly would like to comment on the honking habits of bikers and cabbies, who indulge themselves in honking relentlessly. Their demand of honking is irrespective of the condition of traffic. Picture a scene at a red signal during busy hours. No sooner does the signal go green than the crowd behind you start blowing horns. They do not even wait for you to accelerate your vehicle. It's really ironical.
I actually don’t see any effective result of sounding horn at someone. People hardly seem to heed to horns. After all if they had space to move smoothly they would not have had stood or veered their vehicles in moving traffic. A simple rule we all should understand is that everybody on the road wants to move ahead and if vehicles aren’t moving, there should be a reason to it. And this reason cannot just go away by blowing horns.
Some of the funny honking habits, which I came across, are:
• Blowing horns at vehicles, which actually are waiting for you to pass by.
• Honking at someone even after he has noticed you are coming.
• Using such a loud horn, which can really make you loose control of your vehicle.
My abstinence for honking has a story entailed to it.
Couple of year back I had gone to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, on a business trip. I hired a cab to get to the hotel where I was scheduled to stay. When we were just about to reach the hotel, the cabbie missed a turn and drove a little bit forward. On realizing his mistake, he stopped, shifted the gear and started to reverse the cab. There was another car behind us. To my amazement, that car, on seeing us reversing followed suit instead of blowing horn at us. I was really moved by this traffic sense. It was something I could have never imagined.
And during my entire 3 months of stay there I could count the number of times I heard a car honking, on my finger tips.
I completely agree that the traffic conditions there were different from what we have in India, but still if we could restrict our honking urge, our roads, and localities can be a lot quieter.
It is high time we start thinking towards reducing the noise pollution, which also is a cause for driving fatigue. It will be appreciable on the part of traffic police, if they can impose some regulations on the sound level of horns. Much like the way on Diwali crackers, a maximum noise level permissible in decibels should be fixed, and what more, if the traffic cops find someone with horns sounding outside the range, fine them or better remove the apparatus.
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