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  • Musings

    Through the looking glass: The nearly impossible task of the perfect perspective

    Our perspective - the way we see the world - shapes our opinions and responses to events. It is a multifaceted and complicated concept that is under constant siege by the forces around us.

  • Intelligence,  Series

    When a grain becomes a heap: Our responsibility as humans in an age of artificial intelligence

    After many spurts and starts, we are finally, undeniably in the age of artificial intelligence. It is an unprecedented opportunity to design a better future. Every big opportunity comes with a big responsibility.

  • Musings

    Beyond Labels: Finding coherence by defying definitions and blurring boundaries

    We put labels on things, including ourselves. Most of us end up living our lives within a narrow margin from the definitions of our labels. What does it take to go beyond labels?

  • Intelligence,  Series

    Intelligent about Intelligence: Organizing my thoughts

    A ten-point storyline where I consolidate my thoughts on Artificial Intelligence, the coming of a new age and what we can do to survive and thrive.

  • Musings

    On history: 75 stories about freedom from the lowlands

    History is nuanced. None of us are allowed to sit on a pedestal, none of us were the victims, because in some version of the same story, we all have occupied all roles.

  • Articles

    The future of artificial intelligence is now: How our choices today impact our reality of tomorrow

    We need to design AI with the human interest at the center, in a way that it enriches our lives and ensures an inclusive world in the future. The responsibility lies with each and every one of us.

  • Musings

    When Wait is a synonym for Never: On why we need to be impatient for change

    Leadership is not just about the trajectory of change, it is also about the pace of change. It is time we had an inclusive world, a world we can be ourselves, where we are beyond labels.

  • Sandbox

    Welcome to my sandbox

    A place of play, experimentation and freedom. To let go of constraints, and let the imagination roam free. My sandbox is where I tinker - where I take what I observe, feel or think, and give them new shapes. Welcome.

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#MyWritingThemes While we are all unique, we also #MyWritingThemes While we are all unique, we also belong; to a vast tapestry of which each one is a thread. In the Indra’s net of Indian mythology, the universe is made of infinite holographic sparkling jewels, all interconnected and affecting each other — in time and in space. That we affect each other is not news. Mirror neurons, our empathy towards each other, the fluttering butterfly: these are all parts of our common knowledge. While resonance (positive or negative) is the external manifestation of our connection, the curious among us are eager to understand the why and how of our connections. ⁠ ⁠
Today is a day to remember the most primal of our Today is a day to remember the most primal of our relationships - our relationship to our mother, universal to all. For the mothers amongst us, it is also a day to reflect and look at ourselves through the eyes of our children. Fiction, as always, is a beautiful gateway to help us parse emotions that may otherwise be inaccessible through mere thoughts. Here I compiled quotes from 6 beautiful books about Mothers. Even if you don't have time to read the book, I hope you enjoy these quotes. Add your own context to it, and mull over it - savour them as you would a short, poignant piece of poetry. Highlights powered by @myzenithio Happy Mother’s Day!
#MyWritingThemes Complexity has got a bad rap in r #MyWritingThemes Complexity has got a bad rap in recent years. We seem to be hard-wired, through nature or nurture, to reduce and simplify. But what if we are missing the nuanced richness of our world? Our need to simplify is a limitation to our understanding and enjoyment of the world. Rooted deeply in the arcane needs of a bygone time, perhaps our brains need to be trained and pushed to absorb complexity rather than resist nuance. Perhaps it’s not the brain, but our gut: a layman’s term for the powers that we are yet to learn to employ effectively.
#Throwback to my #ReadingRetreat some months ago, #Throwback to my #ReadingRetreat some months ago, many of you joined and sent me kind notes of encouragement, thank you! Some of you also reached out to me to understand better what exactly a (virtual) reading retreat was. So I thought to answer that question in my second week and how reading helps create inspirational and effective leaders. (Link in bio)
#MyWritingThemes What if there is no logic and no #MyWritingThemes What if there is no logic and no coherence in the world? What if logic and coherence are simply artefacts of our human need to reduce complexity? If everything is possible (which could be the reality in a different kind of world) our minds cannot comprehend reality. Whimsy is our gateway to train our minds towards complexity and acceptance of the impossible. Acceptance of a quantum world, of a world which might seem beyond our wildest imagination. Alice in Wonderland remains a classic even today because it allows us whimsy — a playful, purposeful whimsy that leads us towards something. ⁠ ⁠
Creativity allows you to look at the world in nove Creativity allows you to look at the world in novel ways. It opens your mind to a range of possibilities. Its importance remains imperative, just like curiosity and courage, for a successful life. But success is not sufficient- our lives must also be meaningful for us to achieve profound joy. This is where care steps in.⁠ ⁠ Click on the link in bio to hear me talk about what it means to care in a leadership setting and introduce the Japanese concept of ikigai.
#MyWritingThemes The Schrodinger’s cat is famous #MyWritingThemes The Schrodinger’s cat is famously alive or dead only when we observe it. Similarly, something is beautiful or not when we observe it and associate a meaning and value to it – the value of elevation. Beautiful is the thing, be it concrete or abstract, that allows us to elevate ourselves beyond the mundane and meditate on what could be. What could be is unique to each one of us – or as the poet put it, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Despite its controversial nature in philosophy, despite its subjectivity, beauty is vital to meaningful human existence.⁠
We’re living in fascinating times. Artificial In We’re living in fascinating times. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is coming to life, and we’re only seeing a fraction of its huge potential for businesses and our private lives. But with AI becoming increasingly entangled in our society, there’s an urgent need to make sure we develop it in a way that it enriches our lives, not threaten it. With the human interest at the center.⁠ ⁠ Read more in my #blog sandbox (Link in bio)
#MyWritingThemes Growth and decay are natural rhyt #MyWritingThemes Growth and decay are natural rhythms of our world. Why crave constant growth? Why do we expect companies to deliver double-digit growth every quarter? Why not ebb and flow with the natural tides of the natural world? It is from the ashes of the good that the great emerges. This is a cry for recognizing the natural rhythm; not to fight what should not be fought. Recovery is critical for sustainable life. Let us embrace and rejoice in the ebb, as much as in the flow.
© SURYARAMKUMAR 2021