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Creative thinking saves the day

We have become strong in our logical/analytical thinking ability owing to our education system. How do we harness the strength of the right side of the brain — the creative side? Are there frameworks to learn to think creatively? Given that creative thinking is essential to solution finding in …

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We have become strong in our logical/analytical thinking ability owing to our education system. How do we harness the strength of the right side of the brain — the creative side? Are there frameworks to learn to think creatively? Given that creative thinking is essential to solution finding in the space we are operating in, how can we learn this skill? 

To answer these questions, we take a deep dive into how to think of creativity as a skill and not as an innate ability. Next, we learn how to systematically harness this skill and improve it. We walk away with some frameworks in our toolkits, to strengthen our solution-finding game.

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Rohit Swarup
Founder & Director, Explorra Education Pvt. Ltd | Managing Trustee, Innovation & Research Foundation

Rohit Swarup is an entrepreneur in the education impact sector. He works with various state governments in India, China, and Canada on projects related to an education and innovation ecosystem creation in the areas of Management, Emerging Technology, and Design.

He is a jury member and sr. consultant with institutions such as NID and IIM Ahmedabad. He is also a senior mentor to incubators supported by Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog. He is the Founder-Director, Explorra Education Pvt. Ltd., India’s …

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Rohit Swarup is an entrepreneur in the education impact sector. He works with various state governments in India, China, and Canada on projects related to an education and innovation ecosystem creation in the areas of Management, Emerging Technology, and Design.

He is a jury member and sr. consultant with institutions such as NID and IIM Ahmedabad. He is also a senior mentor to incubators supported by Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog. He is the Founder-Director, Explorra Education Pvt. Ltd., India’s premier digital media design education company, and, managing trustee, Innovation & Research Foundation. For all his contributions, he has been accorded two National Awards: Shiksha Bharti Puraskar & Indian Leadership Award for Educational Excellence.

Rohit has a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, a PG Diploma in Business Management, and a Ph.D. in Design Intervention for K12. To know more about his work you can check out  www.irfindia.org, www.futurzxplored.com, and www.explorra.org.

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I Wish

Hindsight has its benefits — here’s what previous Design Impact Award winners wish they knew when they got on the road to designing for social good.