Creativity in everyday India

Creativity in everyday India

Creativity in everyday India is humble. It has a purpose, and remains invisible.

When a multinational bank decided to give Bombay Dyeing bedsheets to the homeless families that I volunteered with one Christmas, I was curious to see how people who slept in bus stops would use it. A few days later, I saw a toddler run around in a dress made out of a pillow cover.

In 2004 in Varanasi, an estimated 600,000 condoms were being utilized daily, the majority of which were distributed free of cost by the government. Family planning departments were busy congratulating themselves over the growing demand for condoms till it was discovered that Banarasi weavers were using it to lubricate the loom’s shuttle. The condom’s lubricant didn’t stain the silk threads yet increased the pace of production.

Recycling is a typically Indian tradition. Not every innovation bears the nobility of recycling, though.

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Is Agile UX is meaningless without an Agile attitude ?

Is Agile UX is meaningless without an Agile attitude ?

Whether you want it or not, it's inevitable to avoid UX and Agile in today's Software development arena. In changing scenarios company's do adopt various software development methods and fashions.

Here's an interesting article about Agile mindset in UX :

The true power of Agile is in understanding the underlying thinking, the attitude toward software that fueled their creation. Agile is no more than an attitude, a mindset. In fact, one likely to find greater success when starting out with Agile by ignoring the well-known Agile activities and principles and to continue working the way one currently work, and focusing instead on only one change: attitude. That shift, in turn, will drive change from within current practice, rather than attempt to impose it from the outside.

>> Why Agile UX is meaningless without an Agile attitude
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>> 12 Best Practices for UX in an Agile Environment