Sep 17, 2022The Wisdom of FrugalityI read this book “The Wisdom of Frugality” as soon as it was published in 2016: https://lnkd.in/erwHr-ec . Written by Emrys Westacott, a Princeton University professor, this book explains why philosophers have advocated simple living for 2500 years and why we ignore them at our peril today. Here is summary…Innovation2 min readInnovation2 min read
Sep 17, 2022Et si vous pratiquiez le POST-VITAM avant fin 2022 ?Cela fait DEUX ans que j’attends de publier ce billet ! En 2020, en plein #Covid19, j’avais suggéré aux entreprises pétrifiées et surmenées de ne pas trop se focaliser sur les DEFAUTS de notre SYSTEME (économique et politique) que la crise sanitaire nous a révélé, mais d’identifier les QUALITES HUMAINES…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Jan 25, 2022Let’s celebrate 75 women scholars to mark India’s 75th Independence DayI congratulate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inviting 150 universities across India to publish 150 scholarly papers on different aspects of Sri Aurobindo’s life and philosophy These 150 papers would be published on 15 August 2022, to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo, a great Indian spiritual…India2 min readIndia2 min read
May 13, 2021Only if India is sustainable, will the world be sustainableIndia is now the epicenter of a global PROBLEM… ….with 50% of new COVID-19 cases reported in India The whole humanity is worried about being contaminated by the Indian variant But India could also become the epicenter of global SOLUTIONS as… …India alone is expected to contribute to a whopping…India1 min readIndia1 min read
May 10, 2021Reinventing the dominant META-PARADIGMI just submitted an article to a top management journal I had 10 weeks to write it. I didn’t do anything for 9 weeks. I felt I was procrastinating but I knew something deeper was going on Last Friday, I sat down and the 4,300-word article “wrote by itself” in…Consciousness2 min readConsciousness2 min read
May 10, 2021America must show Wise Power20 years years ago (2001) America was attacked (9/11) America’s SELF-CONFIDENCE (sense of INVINCIBILITY) was shattered and, I believe, has been on the decline since then In 2001, George W Bush responded to terrorist attacks by unleashing America’s tried-and-true HARD POWER, namely its military might by invading Afghanistan and Irak…Diplomacy1 min readDiplomacy1 min read
May 10, 2021Exit “Make in India”. Enter “Makers in India”The Indian government’s inability to respond to the oxygen crisis shows the limitations of its centralized “Make in India” strategy. Given its vast diversity, however, India needs a decentralized manufacturing strategy. Makers in India are showing the way. In 2020, the M19 Makers Collective built 1 million face shields in…Makers1 min readMakers1 min read
May 10, 2021Member-onlyVers une France post-cartesienne ?Ma nièce Léa, 17 ans me dit: « Ma prof de philo dit que l’Homme et la Nature sont distincts. L’Homme est supérieur à la Nature et utilise La Raison pour dominer la Nature ‘sauvage’ et créer des civilisations Je ne ressens pas les choses comme ça. Pour moi, l’Homme…France2 min readFrance2 min read
May 10, 2021France Can Pioneer Wise Diplomacy in IndiaAs the Covid-19 crisis worsens in India, I applaud French President Emmanuel Macron for sending 8 world-class, high capacity oxygen generator plants to India as part of France’s solidarity mission. I also praise French Ambassador to India, H.E. Mr Emmanuel Lenain, for humbly thanking India for providing life-saving drugs to…France4 min readFrance4 min read
Mar 24, 2021The Rise of Frugal HealthcareThe US spends highest on healhcare in the world. Yet, outcomes are dismal: - Americans’ life expectancy is dropping - US infant mortality is very high - 60% Americans suffer from at least 1 chronic disease - 22% Americans skip consultations due to high cost The US healhcare suffers from…Healthcare1 min readHealthcare1 min read
