This blog seeks to stimulate and promote the discourse for transformation of our understanding of objectives, required content, and desirable processes of higher education, especially engineering and computing education in India. Many articles also focus on Outcome-Based Education, Active Learning, Project-Based Learning, Accreditation, Ranking, Innovation, as well as interdisciplinary trends and opportunities for integrating IT with other disciplines.
Workshops for Faculty Development by Sanjay Goel Duration: 1 to 5 full days as per the needs of the host institute Beneficial for Universities and Autonomous colleges willing to apply OBE as their main strategy for educational transformation and quality enhancement. The institute leadership must be open to introducing transformative reforms in curriculum, pedagogy, and [ ]
Author: Sanjay Goel Series Introduction: Understanding 21st-Century Innovations through the Lens of TRIZ Principles: Series Introduction ____________________________________________________________________________________ The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature to the service of mankind. Nikola Tesla The twelfth TRIZ principle, Equipotentiality…
Author: Sanjay Goel Series Introduction: Understanding 21st-Century Innovations through the Lens of TRIZ Principles: Series Introduction ____________________________________________________________________________________ If you don t invest in risk management, it doesn t matter what business you re in, it s a risky business. Gary Cohn In an unpredictable world where failures, errors, and…
Author: Sanjay Goel Series Introduction: Understanding 21st-Century Innovations through the Lens of TRIZ Principles: Series Introduction ______________________________________________________________________________________ Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure. Confucius The tenth TRIZ Principle, Preliminary Action, emphasises…
Author: Sanjay Goel Series Introduction: Understanding 21st-Century Innovations through the Lens of TRIZ Principles: Series Introduction ______________________________________________________________________________________ The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. John F. Kennedy The ninth TRIZ Principle, Preliminary Anti-Action, focuses on proactively addressing potential problems…
Author: Sanjay Goel Series Introduction: Understanding 21st-Century Innovations through the Lens of TRIZ Principles: Series Introduction I do have that mindset that most good art comes from some turmoil, from someone trying to come to some equilibrium, or come up and get a breath. Ben Folds The 8th TRIZ Principle, Counterweight, embodies the idea of [ ]
Author: Sanjay Goel Series Introduction: Understanding 21st-Century Innovations through the Lens of TRIZ Principles: Series Introduction It s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Ellen DeGeneres In an era defined by resource constraints, portability demands, and increasingly complex systems, the seventh TRIZ Principle, Nested Doll, continues as a…
Author: Sanjay Goel Series Introduction: Understanding 21st-Century Innovations through the Lens of TRIZ Principles: Series Introduction ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Awareness of universals is called conceiving, and a universal of which we are aware is called concept. - Burtrend Russel In the ever-evolving landscape of innovation, the…
Author: Sanjay Goel Series Introduction: Understanding 21st-Century Innovations through the Lens of TRIZ Principles: Series Introduction ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. Ryunosuke Satoro The fifth TRIZ principle of Merging encourages combining identical or similar objects…
Author: Sanjay Goel Series Introduction: Understanding 21st-Century Innovations through the Lens of TRIZ Principles: Series Introduction ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Perfect is boring: Beauty is irregular. Gloria Steinem The TRIZ principle of Asymmetry challenges conventional design norms by advocating a shift from symmetry…