Glocal

G — Glocal Many a times speakers use alien examples, which never makes any connect with the audience. Umpteen number of times, I have seen leaders quoting Steve Jobs and his Apple products whenever they talk about Innovation. Steve Jobs being a celebrity, the audience may applaud the speaker, but…

Glocalization is a world organizing system where global connections and exchanges are directed towards supporting local self-sovereignty, self-sufficiency, and empowerment. Through the ‘Farms Not Arms’ project, we offer a proof of concept of how we can put such a glocalized paradigm shift into action by focusing on its networked structure…

The Covid 19 Pandemic has slowed down an already weakened globalization process. Much before the Pandemic struck, nations worldwide were turning their backs on globalism and began to pursue nationalistic and by extension, populist policies. See for instance, the rise of strongmen authoritarians like Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Erdogan, Bolsonaro…

I try to be as interesting as Jules Verne in this personal ‘adaptation’, where no real travel happens (thanks, COVID-19). Ding! As I pull the piece of toast from my toaster, I’m racking my brain for ideas for this blog post on globalization — maybe I should write about COVID-19…

Going Glocal: finding the sweet spot where local and global converge As individual human beings, we literally contain multitudes. We are, indeed, made of stardust, being billions-of-years-old carbon-based beings. …

A concept note for a roundtable discussion on the startup dilemma of focussing regionally or globally — Every startup visualizes to become a global company. With the world becoming more connected and ever more digital, it is much easier to do business globally and get started. …