In this new era of the internet, no one is untouched by social media and its alluring trends. The spread of these trends in almost every profile in the span of a day or two makes one wonder how it is possible. One might have seen a tweet spreading like a wildfire all across Twitter […]
Spreaders: The Key to Understanding Network Behavior
Have you ever wondered how everyone at your office got to know about your promotion before you announced it? Or how a disease like Ebola engulfs country after country? You might have thought- Is their pattern of this occurrence? Is there something that’s going on around me that I haven’t noticed earlier? All your questions […]
COVID- 19 Mortality and the Role of Social Capital
How can we explain the low death rates in some states that have a very high number of positive cases of COVID-19? And still, they have a very low death rate compared to other states. At least one way of explaining that would be by exploring the concept of social capital. Almost one and a […]
The Sorrows of Young Werther: Social contagion theory and social network analysis
Recently I facilitated a workshop, face to face, after almost a year. We did this in a nice offsite location and many people in the leadership team were lockdown joiners! The organisation is going through a massive change and interestingly many were not aware of the compelling change story, the possibilities and real intent behind […]
It is your friends’ friends who will help you get your next job, not your friends
While walking through the stone paved streets at night, in Lipscany in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, Ciprian, my local guide and a new friend filled me with local stories and information. Those entire streets are full of bars and restaurants where the young local crowd and tourists move around from early evening till early […]
Dealing with crisis: What organisations could learn from Kerala
These days we hear a lot about the Kerala model and how Kerala is successful in flattening the curve of COVID-19. International news media has praised Kerala and Kerala leaders, the chief minister and the health minister who are leading a lot of initiatives to fight the COVID-19. At the same time, I feel we are […]
How faith spreads COVID-19
Religion and religious gatherings have taken the centre stage of criticisms during the COVID-19 pandemic for their role in the mass spread of the virus. Concerns over religious festivals and religious gatherings that came about during the time of social distancing advised by almost all governments across the world are perfectly understandable. But what is […]