LEAP Cities

06/03/2024

Applications close in 4 days.

Indian cities are making their residents more unhealthy, stressed and frustrated than necessary. So how do we make our cities more Liveable + Sustainable?

The Mumbai Donut CoLAB is a new collective action initiative to help improve quality of life for 20 million Mumbaikars.

Applications for the Mumbai Donut Fellowship are now open!

Donut Economics and Systems Thinking can help the city become a more sustainable and liveable city, and the journey starts with this Fellowship!

Do you want to help improve Mumbai?
Do you want to build a data-driven multi-stakeholder movement?
Do you enjoy research, deepening your understanding, and developing solutions?
Would you like to invest 10-12 hours a week doing the above?

If yes, then this Fellowship is for you!!

More info and apply at: www.MumbaiDonutCoLAB.org

Deadline: 10th March (but acceptance is rolling so apply ASAP)

A long-term Collective Action initiative that uses the Donut Economics Model and Systems Thinking to visualize a better future for Mumbai, and to develop, test and implement solutions towards that future.

01/02/2023

The School of Specialized Excellence (SoSE) at Mehram Nagar in South Delhi is getting a state-of-the-art facility with a semi-Olympic size swimming pool attributable to Oorja Energy Engineering Services's structure cooling technology. It has reduced the energy consumption for cooling by >90% as no air conditioning or compressor-based cooling is used.

55 classrooms and 8 labs spread across 4 levels will be serviced by Structure cooling technology. The building will also be equipped with additional alluring features including rainwater collection, rooftop solar panels, and the usage of sustainable building materials. With proactive support from Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Oorja Energy Engineering Services will replicate this design in other upcoming projects.

Get in touch with Madhusudhan Rapole (Founder of Oorja Engineering Pvt Ltd) for more innovative HVAC solutions for your upcoming building.

https://epaper.timesgroup.com/article-share?article=01_02_2023_006_007_cap_TOI

31/12/2022

LEAP Cities GPP Partners CARPE - EcoSattva​ has supported the transformation of The Kham River. The restoration mission's experience in Aurangabad may give a road to placemaking in a complicated setting. It has been able to address the problem of untreated sewage discharged into the river, marginally reduce pollution, and create an Eco Park that displays the river's biodiversity and provides cycling-walking spaces as well as recreation opportunities through collaborations, imaginative leadership, and public participation. It is known as Apli Kham (Our Kham). The restoration mission teaches all stakeholders about "collective stewardship" in order to instil a feeling of ownership in people about their Kham.

Check out the article to know more about this amazing journey: https://questionofcities.org/apli-kham-ecological-river-restoration-as-placemaking/

The journey of Kham River Restoration Mission in Aurangabad may provide the path to placemaking in a complex situation. Through collaborations, imaginative leadership and public participation, it has been able to address the problem of untreated sewage let out into the river, marginally reduce pollu...

09/12/2022

Leaders tend to disregard philosophy much too frequently as a minor affair. But in reality, it may be the way to solve any company issue, no matter how big or little. The problem is that they feel comfortable applying their own version of philosophy. Every time one considers a concept, its meanings, or how it relates to one another, every time one considers the values to make decisions, every time one constructs an argument, and every time one considers a moral conundrum.

Are you really doing it successfully, I ask?

"Philosophy" can help everyone get aware of the importance of having a clear and concise goal and vision in their lives. A business philosophy explains why you conduct business in the manner that you do. In other words, your company's philosophy of business establishes how your employees will behave and engage with one another as well as the wider public.

"Practical Spirituality for Happiness, Well Being and Success" is an 8-week-long online course that covers key tenets of Buddhism, Vedanta, Gnosis, Sufism and Christianity, as well as physics, psychology and neurology. The ideas, lessons, meditations and practices are not theories. This is meant to be used every day, ESPECIALLY when you face difficult situations.

The Goal is to become happier, healthier and more successful in all aspects of life. In this course, you’ll learn the means of using spirituality as a tool for managing personal happiness, mental well-being and organizational success.

I hope you will join us for the workshop. Please write to us at [email protected] or [email protected] if you have questions or ideas.

Also, visit our Website (https://lnkd.in/d7cq_cxF) to learn more about the workshop series

29/11/2022

Stressed. Worried. Irritated. Lonely. Afraid. Abused. Under-appreciated.
Bored. Life is Hard. The World is Unfair. Life's 'Not Bad'. It's Already Monday?

In our professional and personal lives, modern times can make us experience these emotions every day! Often, it is not clear what we can or should do. In leadership roles, these stresses are often multiplied!

Spirituality and Philosophy, when studied properly, help us better understand the structure and purpose of life. This knowledge influences how we interpret and respond to people and events—especially difficult and problematic ones. Incomplete understanding, mixed messages of 'pop-spiritualism' and religious misinterpretations, however, often prevent us from properly using this wisdom for our benefit.

This 8-week-long online course covers key tenets of Buddhism, Vedanta, Gnosis, Sufism and Christianity, as well as physics, psychology and neurology. The ideas, lessons, meditations and practices are not theories. This is meant to be used every day, ESPECIALLY when you face difficult situations.

The goal is clear: To become happier, healthier and more successful in all aspects of life.

Some topics and ideas we will cover:
- Systematic analysis of unhappiness
- Law of Karma and Free Will
- The Three Planes of Consciousness
- The Soul and its Journey
- Compassion and Non-Judgment
- Four Levels of Gratitude

Conducted by:
Manas Rath advises business, non-profit and startup leaders on strategy and building stronger organizations—and is a Reiki Master and has studied and practised Vedanta, Shamanism, Buddhism and Magnified Healing for 12 years. He was an investment banker at Avendus Capital, part of the leadership teams at Dasra and BORDA, and recently started LEAP Cities. He studied Mechanical Engineering and Management at MIT and the Sloan School of Management, has two children and a Labrador (and a wife), and lives in Mumbai.

06/11/2022

Strong social organizations can help Indian cities become more liveable and sustainable.

LEAP Mumbai is a long-term, Place-Based, Collective Action Program to:

a. strengthen social enterprises working in the city through capacity-building support, and

b. bring together various stakeholders who can collectively have a much greater positive impact than each actor individually.

The focus of LEAP is rooted in the concept of Partnership, the pursuit of Excellence and continuous improvement, and developing the right Leadership across organizations, to solve complex problems. More information is also available at www.LEAP-Cities.com.

15/10/2022

29/09/2022

WORKSHOP ALERT:

System Thinking : Understand the Bigger and Longer-Term Picture
by Manas Rath (Founder LEAP Cities)

The actual behaviour of complex systems like society, the environment and cities, is generated through multiple feedback loops, delays and non-linearities--but most of our analysis tends to be linear and bounded, resulting in vastly different outcomes than what we expect from our actions. Systems Thinking helps us understand these dynamics and therefore plan and make strategic and tactical decisions more effectively.

Date: 7th October (Friday);
Time: 4:30-6:00 PM
Registration Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkfu-rrzgpH9cilGW4TnORcwYad-xZ3gR5

Please forward this to entrepreneurs, leaders of social organisations, managers who interact with external partners and stakeholders, and even government leaders, who are trying to build stronger organizations and may find this useful.