April 2025
Dear ServiceSpace Fellows, This Saturday, about twenty of us will gather for a turning we're calling DailyGood 2.0 . Learn more and RSVP here , if you're available and your heart nudges you in that direction. This isn’t a new beginning, exactly. More like a new breath in…
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[Below is a post I recently shared on another forum, but I thought some of you may like to know about it as well. AI's current trajectory is the least imaginative one, trying to automate status quo, save labor and solve yesterday's problems. If innovation, instead, can dance to the rhythm of…
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Many months ago, I agreed to support a friend's book with foreward. I didn't anticipate it would be so timely. While in the hospital with my brother, I wrote this about my experiments in finding beauty amidst constraints. In the midst of my brother's arduous 73-day hospital stay…
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Few weeks ago, volunteers in Hanoi, Vietnam operated a local Karma Kitchen in a special way: in silence! From volunteers to guests, everyone connected and communicated in silence. Take a look at the photos to soak in the vibe ...
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[TLDR: On April 27th, we're convening to share some exciting updates from different corners of the ServiceSpace AI ecosystem. RSVP here .] AI is only as good as its data. Which then begs the question of what data actually is. Back in 2017, in a talk on Algorithms and Intuition , I…
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At one of the most premiere business schools in India, IIM (Ranchi), they hosted a "Soul Carnival", with food, games and joy of being related. But with a twist. Here's more from their press release : However, what sets this year's Soul Carnival apart is reliance on the Trust Economy model…
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Retreats and circles are in the air! In the very location of Gandhi 3.0 retreat , Drishti Foundation just hosted a retreat with various NGO founders, most of whom our foundation has been supporting for the last 30 years. Apart from sharing stories, some technical best practices around…
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Recently in Vietnam, we held a powerful retreat with farmers around "social permaculture." At one point, Hang-Mai offered a compelling one-liner: "The most common question we get from city people is, 'What to grow here?' Instead of, 'What grows here?'" Such a slight shift, and yet a seed for an…
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We had the privilege of hosting a Gandhi 3.0 retreat this month, with pioneering leaders from more than 16 countries. Perhaps what's most unique about it is the " social permaculture " process. For a more tactile feel, check out the uplifting visuals . During the retreat, we…
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[The ethos of Service Fellows has a much larger charter than ServiceSpace's AI work, but in recent months, it's been focused on AI, so will flow with it for now. :)] Last week, I had a heartful conversation with Arun Rao , who heads AI at Meta; apart from being on the cutting edge of AI, he…
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