When the Unthinkable and Impossible Become Inevitable Some things seem impossible, but are not only possible - they are inevitable. This is the story of three Untouchables - my grandmother, my father, and myself - doing many things that should have been impossible. However, sometimes doing the impossible is part of your destiny. I was born an Untouchable in a village in India...

The Untouchables: Three Generations of Triumph Over Torment

Darwin, Solomon

Religion & Spirituality

Nook Press

How to Create Smart Villages: Open Innovation Solutions for Emerging Markets

The COVID-19 crisis is a game-changer that will eventually benefit rural economies around the world. Around 3.4 billion people are living in rural areas lacking access to resources, tools, knowledge, and markets to find their way to prosperity. The exodus of millions of migrant workers from cities and back to their villages in India demonstrated that digital infrastructure that connects rural populations to the rest of the world is critical. Governments are missing resources to singlehandedly provide all the needed solutions for given challenges. How to Create Smart Villages shows how large corporations and startups can take upon the responsibility in solving villagers' needs while tapping into exciting growth markets. To get valuable results from innovation, businesses, governments, academics, and civil society must be reconciled while opening up their relevant resources, knowledge, and expertise. Solomon Darwin, Professor and Executive Director at the Haas School of Business, also known as the father of the Smart Village Movement, inspired the start of the Smart Villages Movement at UC Berkeley in 2016. This movement created a platform for innovators from private and public sectors to empower the underserved communities in rural India and beyond. Alongside Henry Chesbrough, Adjunct Professor and Faculty Director at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and father of the Open Innovation paradigm, both define Smart Villages as "a community empowered by digital tools and Open Innovation platforms to access global markets". To the present, the Smart Village idea is being executed in three Indian states in close collaboration with the Indian government alongside companies such as Google, Ericsson, Intel, TATA group, TechMahindra, Dell, VMWare, Nvidia, Reliance, IBM, Airtel, Wipro, AWS, Intel, Adobe, Autodesk, Microsoft, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens, Enel Energy, SAP, Xerox, Oracle, and Salesforce. Solomon Darwin and Werner Fischer, an expert in sustainable development and a more recent scholar of Open Innovation at UC Berkeley, bring to this book their on-ground research and use cases from Indian villages. Alongside Henry Chesbrough, author of several management books and recognized as one of the top 50 business and technology leaders by Scientific American, they offer a thought-provoking process to unlock innovation in rural emerging markets. This book provides rare, unique insights from business-driven innovation in a demanding territory like rural India through powerful Open Innovation ecosystems to accelerate economic and social impact. It captures all the successes, learnings, and failures since 2016 to be finally shared with the world for contributing towards more effective sustainable development. Village communities are the source of food production and hence the source of life for human lives around the world. Join the Smart Village Movement to light up the dark world when providing a new, exciting way towards villagers' prosperity.

Business & Money

Chesbrough, Henry

Fischer, Werner

Economics

Peaceful Evolution Publishing

Review\n"Must Read - A wake-up call for anyone who thinks the only future is in the big city."―Vivek Wadhwa, American Entrepreneur, Author and Distinguished Fellow at Carnegie Mellon and Harvard Law School\n"UC Berkeley's work on Smart Villages well illustrated in this book is much needed in today's changing landscape." ―William Ruh, Former CEO, GE Digital & Chief Digital Officer, GE\n"The Smart Village Movement will dramatically improve the lives of rural people at the same time, enable corporations to find new and exciting markets. I hope you find this book as inspiring and thought-provoking - and in many ways eye-opening - as I do." ―Jim Spohrer, PhD, Director, Cognitive Open Technology, IBM\n"UC Berkeley Smart Villages initiative brings together the best of today's digital technologies, platforms and partnerships with other businesses and the government to solve societal challenges to build safer, and smarter villages in India." ―Robert Locke, Senior Vice-president, Johnson Controls / Tyco\n"Dell EMC is pleased to support UC Berkeley's Smart Village Movement for developing new business models for global brands, to participate in untapped rural markets - well illustrated in this book." ―John Roese, President, Dell-EMC\nThe COVID-19 crisis is a game-changer that will eventually benefit rural economies around the world. Around 3.4 billion people are living in rural areas lacking access to resources, tools, knowledge, and markets to find their way to prosperity. The exodus of millions of migrant workers from cities and back to their villages in India demonstrated that digital infrastructure that connects rural populations to the rest of the world is critical. Governments are missing resources to singlehandedly provide all the needed solutions for given challenges.\nHow to Create Smart Villages shows how large corporations and startups can take upon the responsibility in solving villagers’ needs while tapping into exciting growth markets. To get valuable results from innovation, businesses, governments, academics, and civil society must be reconciled while opening up their relevant resources, knowledge, and expertise.\nSolomon Darwin, Professor and Executive Director at the Haas School of Business, also known as the father of the Smart Village Movement, inspired the start of the Smart Villages Movement at UC Berkeley in 2016. This movement created a platform for innovators from private and public sectors to empower the underserved communities in rural India and beyond. Alongside Henry Chesbrough, Adjunct Professor and Faculty Director at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and father of the Open Innovation paradigm, both define Smart Villages as “a community empowered by digital tools and Open Innovation platforms to access global markets”. To the present, the Smart Village idea is being executed in three Indian states in close collaboration with the Indian government alongside companies such as Google, Ericsson, Intel, TATA group, TechMahindra, Dell, VMWare, Nvidia, Reliance, IBM, Airtel, Wipro, AWS, Intel, Adobe, Autodesk, Microsoft, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens, Enel Energy, SAP, Xerox, Oracle, and Salesforce.\nSolomon Darwin and Werner Fischer, an expert in sustainable development and a more recent scholar of Open Innovation at UC Berkeley, bring to this book their on-ground research and use cases from Indian villages. Alongside Henry Chesbrough, author of several management books and recognized as one of the top 50 business and technology leaders by Scientific American, they offer a thought-provoking process to unlock innovation in rural emerging markets. This book provides rare, unique insights from business-driven innovation in a demanding territory like rural India through powerful Open Innovation ecosystems to accelerate economic and social impact. It captures all the successes, learnings, and failures since 2016 to be finally shared with the world for contributing towards more effective sustainable

"A must-read wake-up call." - Ed Catmull, former President of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios "One of the oldest and most trusted tools for managing an enterprise - the balance sheet - is finally applied to one of the biggest and most daunting challenges we face - creating a more sustainable planet. It's a simple concept, with world-changing potential." - Conrad Hewitt, former Chief Accountant of the United States, SEC Picture this, you are the new CEO of a multinational company. Unfortunately, due to poor previous management, the value of your assets is declining and you need to find a way to restore the balance sheet of your company.But there is a twist - Your company is the Earth! What are you going to do to turn the tables around and save it? How to think like the CEO of the Planet: Restoring the declining balance sheet of the Earth, a book by Professor Solomon Darwin, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, takes a unique approach to the much-debated topic of depletion of natural resources. By providing a personality to the assets of the Earth such as the air, oceans and forests, this book allows them to voice their feelings and the hardships they have endured. This isn't a cry for help but a wake-up call to instill hope rather than regret in its readers. How to think like the CEO of the Planet evaluates the condition of the Earth's assets to form a Balance sheet and presents choices that can be made to ensure sustainability. In addition, the use of uplifting real-world examples, such as the Smart Village Movement in India, stimulates the minds of the readers and helps them come up with creative solutions to restore the declining balance sheet of the Earth. "We're only a few months into this world-changing experience [of the COVID-19 pandemic], and it's far from clear what the world will be like as we emerge into a new normal". It is our duty to make sustainability the new normal. "Because everybody on the planet - not just you - needs to act as if they were Earth's CEO." - Professor Solomon Darwin. Please visit our website: thebalancesheetoftheearth.org to learn more about the balance sheet of the Earth and submit your innovative ideas. To learn more about the Smart Village Movement in India, see also the book, How to Create Smart Villages, by Solomon Darwin, Werner Fischer, and Henry Chesbrough. Follow us on social media to stay up-to-date with our latest projects: Instagram: @earthsceo (instagram.com/earthsceo) Facebook: Earth's CEO (facebook.com/Earths-CEO-109866977467087/)

How to Think like the CEO of the Planet: Restoring the Declining Balance Sheet of the Earth

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Solomon Darwin

It only takes one great idea to change the lives of 3.4 billion people. That idea is the Smart Village.For people in many parts of the world, removing the barriers holding back their potential doesn’t require massive investment in infrastructure; it often requires little more than spreading knowledge and information. When you design innovations the right way, they fuel scalable and sustainable transformation for the economy and environment. People's lives are dramatically changed for the better and forever.The rural villages become Smart Villages in the Smart Village Movement.These villages can very quickly become new realities that unlock undreamed of possibilities for the more than 3.4 billion people around the world. The Road to Mori is the beginning of this journey. Mori, India is the village in South India where Solomon Darwin was born an untouchable. The book follows Solomon as he comes to America and, with drive, perseverance and persistence, moves from his more than humble beginnings to success. First in the corporate world, and then academia as the Executive director of the Haas School of Innovation UC Berkeley. The book is a record of his thoughts about what the idea of a Smart Village, and how it could become a reality. The story chronicles his return to Mori, India -- where he was born an untouchable -- to transform it from a struggling rural community to the first Smart Village in the world. A village where the villager's lives and happiness have been dramatically improved in ways that were previously unimaginable. A village that has become a beacon of hope for struggling rural villages and the 3.4 billion people all over the world.

The Road to Mori: Smart Villages of Tomorrow

When the Unthinkable and Impossible Become InevitableSome things seem impossible, but are not only possible – they are inevitable. This is the story of three Untouchables – my grandmother, my father, and myself – doing many things that should have been impossible. However, sometimes doing the impossible is part of your destiny.I was born an Untouchable in a village in India...Best known for his brilliant work, Professor Solomon Darwin is the Director of the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He is an international speaker recognized by peers, executives and students with numerous awards for his innovative leadership and passion for teaching. He inspires students across disciplines teaching courses in Open Innovation, Business Models, Building Smart Cities, Scalable Smart Villages and Business Models for Emerging Economies. Before joining Berkeley-Haas in 2005, he was an Associate Professor for nine years at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.His progressive corporate leadership experience covers a span of 14 years as a Senior Executive Officer at Bank of America, First Interstate Bank and Glendale Federal Bank and Motorola. Professor Darwin is a frequent visiting lecturer in Executive Programs at prominent international universities and institutions. To date, he has conducted workshops and programs in over 18 countries. He also serves as an honorary professor at several universities in Europe, China, and India. Known as the “Father of the Smart Village Movement,” he has developed scalable business models that support rural village markets by aligning global brands, startups, and local cottage industries to form a better future. He has worked with the Government of India in Andhra Pradesh and with many Silicon Valley startups and global corporations including Google, IBM, Ericsson, PayPal, and Cisco to make the Smart Village Movement a reality.The story of his birth and the amazing rise of his family has, until now, never been revealed. It is a story of hope and faith, persistence, and perseverance against all the odds. And like all the best stories, it has a happy ending and an important lesson for everyone."I was born an Untouchable in a village in India..."

The Untouchables: Three Generation Of Triumph Over Torment

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Independently published

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The Untouchables: Three Generations of Triumph Over Torment

How to Create Smart Villages: Open Innovation Solutions for Emerging Markets

How to Create Smart Villages: Open Innovation Solutions for Emerging Markets

How to Think like the CEO of the Planet: Restoring the Declining Balance Sheet of the Earth

The Road to Mori: Smart Villages of Tomorrow

The Untouchables: Three Generation Of Triumph Over Torment