Awareness Talks on 'Stranger Danger in Social Media', POSH and Digital Education at MGR University, Stella Matutina College for Education and MIT

Amazing weekend 29-30 Oct 2022, when 3 of us from IBM (my proud ex-employer) Mahi team headed by Nasreen Dawood were able to address more than 500 students on the topics of

'POSH- Prevention of Sexual Harassments' at workplace', By Sunitha Bhat, Kyndryl

'Online Learning and Digital Education Trends' By Devika Mohan Kyndryl and

'Stranger Danger in Social Media' by Umasree Raghunath, Director, ATOS

at MGR University and Stella Matutina College of Education. We are also happy to be part of MIT Orientation Program on Women Safety.

Talking to students is our delight, engaging them is inspiring and motivating them is self-motivating us to give back more :-)

Panel Discussion on 'Be Equal' conducted at IBM Chennai on Women's Day - 8 Mar 2019 #InclusiveIBM #IBM'brassdor #LOVEIBM #BeEqual

The International Women's Day 2019 campaign theme of #BalanceforBetter is a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world.  International Women's Day (March is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.    The future is exciting. Let's build a gender-balanced world. Everyone has a part to play - all the time, everywhere. From grassroots activism to worldwide action, we are entering an exciting period of history where the world expects balance. We notice its absence and celebrate its presence.

Balance drives a better working world. Let's all help create a #BalanceforBetter

Be Equal#

Panel Introduction:

Shanthi Ramani   (Senior consultant – Banking)

Lavanya Rajagopal  ( Senior Delivery Manager – APMM GBS)

Srinivasan Sankara - CIC India Director and Location Head Chennai

1.      Gender Equal – The Workplace of the Future

a.    What is the current status?

b.    What needs to be done?

c.     How the future will be like?

2.    Go UP the Corporate Ladder?

a.    Attitude and Intellect makes way for right skills

b.    Life Style Management Gurus can be Corporate Leaders?

c.     Facilitating women’s quest for a better work life balance?

d.    Enabling the women to thread the career path by equipping them with necessary skills?

e.    How do women grow from functional leaders to business leaders?

3.    Staying Relevant

a.    Equipping for a changing IT world

b.    Skills to create value in the industry

c.     Source Industry Information-  Technology, Business, Organizations, Tech Forums and Social Media

d.    Re-Invent Yourself

4.    A Peep into the Positives

a.    Celebrating ‘BeEqual’ at IBM

b.    Remembering the best we have

c.     Thinking Digital and Equal Opportunities

d.    Take Challenges- Aspire for Growth

e.    Tread the Technical Path and Be the best

 

#CSCCAN1 - How Design Thinking is changing the way people think?

As we decided to deep dive into the Project Goals and Objectives,  delve more into the outcomes that matter,  wear the strong thinking hats,  think both deeper inside and broader outside the box, not focusing on a single outcome but even to come out with the most weirdest of the idea that actually may become a strong business solution, we find Decision Thinking as the most fruitful tool in analysis and identifying the problem statement based on the user persona and also get ideas that generate from various participants.

We have put our design thinking knowledge into practice, made our stakeholders participate and went ahead to extend the thought process that in turn turned out to be a very fruitful mechanism in identifying the right requirements, understand the need and benefits and work towards our Project Objectives

Design thinking refers to a process from which design concepts (proposals for new products) emerge. Design thinking encompasses cognitive and practical activities including problem-finding, decision-making, creativity, sketching, prototyping and evaluating.

Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation

Design Thinking is a systematic process of thinking which empowers even the most traditional thinker to develop new, innovative solutions to the problem at hand. Everybody can be creative by following this process – it's human-centred creativity with purpose.

Design Thinking is a methodology used by designers to solve complex problems, and find desirable solutions for clients. A design mindset is not problem-focused, it's solution focused and action oriented towards creating a preferred future. Design Thinking is a method designers use in ideation and development, that also has applications elsewhere. The method describes a human-centered, iterative design process consisting of 5 steps—Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test.

#CSCCAN1 - Celtic Colours International Festival 2018 - Square Dancing

Celtic Colours is an experience like no other. For nine days in October, Cape Breton Island is alive with music, energy and excitement as people come from far and wide to celebrate its rich culture. From concerts to dances and workshops to community suppers, they offer a full range of events against a gorgeous backdrop of autumn colours.

We had the great experience driving down to Glencoe Mills  and join their Square Dancing (first time I heard about it)  and to be part of the amazing night of music, dance and adventure.  

Dance Inspired By Music - Music Inspired By Dance

"The music comes from the fiddler's heart, through his strings and straight into your heart" -
Father John Angus Rankin. 
 

A cultural treasure of the area is step dancing, a highly energetic, percussive form of dance inspired by fiddle music.  Dive into the culture, joining on the dance floor, listen and letting  the music take hold  and guide you.

 

We infact messed up their patterns and dance, however, the locals were very warm and understood that we are there to enjoy the evening and have no clue on how to go about the dance steps.  They helped us sway to the moves,  tried teaching us the steps and patterns and encouraged us to dance.    

 

When in Cape Breton, do as the Capers do, right? Here was our chance at a slice of life experience by jumping in on the action at a square dance

 

 

 

Glencoe Mills Family Square Dances

Thursday nights from 9:00pm - 12:00am through July & August.

Open to all ages at Glencoe Mills Hall, 628 Upper Glencoe Road. 15km from village. 

Admission $8.00, under 12 free. Canteen available
For more information contact 945-2213.

 

 

 

 

#CSCCAN1 - Cape Breton - Cabot Trail, a step closer to Mother Nature with its amazing fall colors! Thanks Giving & The Celtic Colors Music Festival Weekend!

Alive with vibrant culture and bound by its rugged coastline, Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island calls out to be explored.    #1 Island in Canada in Travel and Leisure's 2018 World’s Best!

Rich in natural beauty, a deep sense of culture, and known for its hospitality,  Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island is a storied land with more tales to be written.

Cape Breton Island is located on the north-eastern tip of Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada. Joined to the mainland by a rock-filled causeway, Cape Breton Island has proven itself to be one of the top scenic and touring destinations in the world.

Visitors may explore the Island’s regions and trails, alive with Gaelic, Aboriginal and Acadian cultures, awe-inspiring land and seascapes, exciting outdoor adventure and rich history. Roadways hug the coastline and the world’s largest inland sea, the Bras d’Or Lake.

Source:  https://www.cbisland.com/