ARUN JAIN'S DIARY

I learnt that total blood sugar in human body is just 5 grams ie one teaspoon of sugar. Just 1/8 of Coca-Cola can.

The Liver is most precision organ which maintains it within find range of 4 grams to 6 grams in blood quantity of half bucket ie 7 litres.

Imagine a half bucket of water with one teaspoon of sugar. If it teaspoon becomes table spoon then it is called Diabetes.

Yes India Pak war has started. 3rd global conflict after Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine.

We all know Wars are not good for anyone and yet Humans with wisdom and intelligence indulge in it that too in 21st century.

The question remains – Are we going forward with increased Technologies and Human intelligence or driven by raw animal instincts and passions?

Stay calm without any bias, without blame since in this situation we can’t trust all the news.

At end of day, we are Human first, Nationalities second. Follow human principles of Love, compassion and growth.

Today I was researching on earlier similar economic shocks as current Trump Circus. I found 1971, Nixon Shock was equally big when he abolished Dollar linkage to Gold ie 35 USD to one Ounce of Gold. This rate was fixed since 1944 Bretton Wood Agreement.

Then to counter US deficits, he allowed dollar to get devalued against German mark as well as Japanese Yen. USD devalued from 3.51 to 1.6 in just 10 years.
It devalued similar against Japanese yen from 360 to 227 till 1980 and to 95 yen in 1995.

Japan has coped up 300 percent currency appreciation in 25 years because of innovation and JIT.

I need to learn more about Macro economics and politics of 1970 era to reach some insights but Now imagine if USD devalues against INR by just 30 percent not 300 percent in next 5 years ie 60 rupees to one USD, what will happen to Indian Exports and especially to Indian IT industry.

Just a question to ponder to design our future.

In AI era, Contextualising and Applying the Knowledge will become more dominant Skill compare to ‘having knowledge’.

‘What Questions to ask‘ Skill will help in Applying right knowledge at right place.

Today, on Thiruvalluvar Day (which is being celebrated in Tamil Nadu, India), I am reminded of a fascinating conversation I had a few years ago with one of our clients about the rich cultural heritage of Tamil Nadu and South India. Naturally, the discussion veered towards a subject I am deeply passionate about—Thirukkural, the timeless masterpiece of knowledge, ethics, and morality written by the celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar over 2,000 years ago.

In many ways, Thiruvalluvar could be considered the world’s first “tweeter”! Each couplet (kural) is incredibly crisp, concise, and clear—crafted in just 7 words across 2 lines. The Thirukkural itself is a profound compilation of 1,330 couplets, structured into 133 chapters grouped under three life principles—Virtue, Wealth and Love, aligning seamlessly with the ancient Indian philosophy of life’s pursuits.

To truly appreciate the depth of this literary masterpiece, I conceptualized using one of our Design Thinking tools, L0, typically employed to detail a business, product, or solution. The result was an L0 equivalent of the entire Thirukkural, a modern framework capturing its essence in a structured and relatable manner. Today, I am delighted to share this English version for the benefit of a wider audience.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this perspective of Thirukkural!

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1. Eyes to observe object or person or persons emotions.
2. Observation interpreter to map to literal meaning of the object or person.
3. Emotional reader to make literal meaning of emotions.
4. Knowledge retriever to retrieve the associated knowledge about that person or an object from self Knowledge Database.
5. Contextualising observation to self purpose or not.
6. Contextualising from the perspective of Object or Person.
7. If relevant, retain it and update self Knowledge System.

1. Ear to listen in.
2. Language interpreter to understand literal meaning.
3. Existing knowledge frame to interpret contextual meaning as per one’s own interpretation.
4. Desire/no desire to understand from the perspective of teller and understand Teller’s meaning.
5. Application of new knowledge to current self knowledge system.

LORD – Listen, Observe, Research and Dialogue – Four instruments to ‘Design Self‘ to drive Intelligence, Wisdom and high performance.