1. Tod Fod Jod
Igniting Youth Innovation
Karnataka Mentor
Training
Dec 10, 2012
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2. National Innovation Council (NInC)
A. Formulate a Roadmap for Innovation for 2010-2020
B. Create a Framework for:
 Evolving an Indian model of innovation with focus on inclusive growth
 Delineating policy initiatives within the Government, required to spur
innovation
 Developing and championing innovation attitudes and approaches
 Creating appropriate eco-systems and environment to foster inclusive
innovation
 Exploring new strategies and alternatives for innovations & collaborations
 Encouraging Central and State Governments to innovate
 Encouraging universities and R&D institutions to innovate
 Facilitating innovations by SMEs
 Encouraging multidisciplinary and globally competitive approaches for
innovations
C. Promote setting up of State and Sector Innovation Councils to help implement
strategies for innovation in states and specific sectors
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3. NInC Initiatives
National Innovation
Council State and
International
Sectoral Innovation
Collaborations
Councils
Student Innovation National Innovation
Initiatives Portal
NInC
Innovation
National Roadmaps
Eco System
development
Innovation
$1 Billion
Inclusive
Collaboration,
Innovation
Training & Support
Fund
University Industry Innovation
Innovation Clusters Clusters
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4. About us
 Mr Sam Pitroda
 Innovator, Entrepreneur, Policy Maker
 Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public
Information Infrastructure &
Innovation
 Heralded the telecom revolution in
India
 100+ Patents
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5. About us
 Samir Mitra
 Head, National Innovation Clusters, NInC
 Serial social and tech entrepreneur
 MS in Electrical Engg, University of Illinois
 MBA, Santa Clara University
 Neeraj Gulati
 Volunteer, Tod Fod Jod, NInC
 20 years in the technology industry
 Innovation, Design & development of products for global markets
 Multinational executive
 BE (REC, Trichy) and MS(Canada) in Computer Science
 Avid student of music, arts and design
 12 US Patents
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6. About us
 Vikas Chawda
 Volunteer, Tod-Fod-Jod, NInC
 Trainer, Coach, Educator, Consultant, Entrepreneur
 21 years industry experience with US, German MNCs
 Actively associated with professional, social and
spiritual organizations
 BE (Mechanical) and MBA (Marketing)
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7. Tod Fod Jod - Mission
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8. Tod Fod Jod - Vision
Creating
Evaluating Tod
Application
&
Fod
Higher Order Skills*
Analyzing
Creation
Applying Jod
Ecosystem
Understanding
Remembering
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning
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9. Tod Fod Jod - Vision
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10. Tod Fod Jod – In Action
Re-construct
De-construct &
(Tod Fod) Repair Sample Palette & Tools
(Jod) Sensors Digital Editing
Video Solder
Resistor
3D Print Origami Voice Recognition
Motors
Lens
Culinary Design Laser Cutter Sketching
Bits to Atoms Solar Panel Music
Re-purpose
Shock Absorber
&
Micro Controllers Thermistor Zigbee
Capacitor
Aerial Photography
Networking Bluetooth Jute Screen Play LED
Create Sculpting Simple Machines Process Design
(Jod) Actuators Story
Design Think Graffiti Flight
Laser Cutting
Welding Metal Animation GPS Photography
3D Design Graphic Design
Phone & Tablet Apps CNC Wood Stitching
Machine
Time Lapse
Note: computational media due to their chameleonesque adaptivity and
With a broad & contemporary 21st century palette
applicability to address 21st century needs, make for a very important discipline [1]
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11. Tod Fod (De-Construction)
 Science, Math, Art, Design, History
Courtesy: St Thomas School, Delhi
embedded in things around us – natural
and man made
 Tod Fod Spurs curiosity
 What’s inside?
 How does it work?
 Who came up with this? Why? How?
 Tod Fod let’s kids experience their
“school subjects” in action, in real life
 Revelations of Tod Fod often come in
handy in Jod!
 “Tod Fod is fun!” - kids
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12. Tod Fod (De-Construction)
Telephone & a Toaster
Courtesy: Pathways School Gurgaon
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13. Jod (Re-construct, Repair, Repurpose, Create)
 Process of fixing or creating
 Multidisciplinary; Practical problem solving
 Beyond theorizing
 Just like riding a bike - cannot be learnt just by reading about
it
 Helps develop hands-on confidence and ability
 This confidence and ability develops over time
 Successes and setbacks – both essential to this development
 When faced with a problem, need or opportunity – they have
a higher chance of taking it on and creating a solution
 Makes education relevant and real
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14. Jod Example
 Samarth Kirloskar
 Passion: Designing, building and
flying model aircraft, based on
principles of aviation
 Winner at Techkriti (IIT-Kanpur)
 Winner CoE, Pune Technical Fest
 Age: 16
 11th grade Arts student at
Fergusson college, Pune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc3GWIXQkSg
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15. Jod Example
Creations by a group of high school girls
 Air cooler  Luggage Trolley
 Designed and created by  Designed and created by
kids at St Thomas School, kids at St Thomas School,
Delhi Delhi
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16. Jod Example
Teenager floats £30 (Rs 2000) camera into space to capture curvature of Earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veqJART9XBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1OXmw42FIQ
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17. Tod Fod Journey
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18. Example Tod Fod Journey - Camera
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19. Example Tod Fod Journey - Camera
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20. Example Tod Fod Journey - Camera
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21. Example Tod Fod Journey - Camera
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22. Example “Lesson Plan” for
Mentors
Tod
Jod
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23. Example “Lesson Plan” for
Mentors
Art+Jod
Ideas
Societal
Impact
History of
innovation
Art & Future
Science &
Environment
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24. Tod Fod Jod Triggers - Sample
 Water filtration system  Remote control  Desktop  Elevator and its
 Sports Shoe  Radio computer control system
 Microwave oven  Air conditioner  Disk drive  Bicycle
 Toaster  Air Cooler  Printer  Talking Toys
 Blender  Toilet  Computer  Flying Toys
mouse  Intelligent Toys
 Stove  Sewing Machine
 Projector  Motorcycle
 Water Cooler  Camera
 MP3 player  Piano
 Heater  Bulb
 Website  Tube well
 Refrigerator  Tube Light
 Energy  Automatic door
 Vacuum cleaner  Video Game console
 Diesel Generator  Bicycle
 Washing machine  Landline phone
 Solar panel  Fashion Apparel
 Dryer  Landline phone
 Batteries
 Iron  Cordless
 Wind turbine
 Fan  Cell phone
 Vending
 Television  Skype machine
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25. Tod Fod Jod Triggers - Sample
 Use motors, cups, glue, tape,
cardboard, battery and markers to
create a “Sketching Robot”
 Repurpose parts of a washing
machine, cassette recorder and one
more appliance to create a talking
sculpture
 Create a weighing machine that
sends your weight information to
your cell phone
 Create a system that reduces water
consumption for a garden by 20% or
more
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26. Jod Triggers - Sample
 Repair mom’s toaster
 Modify your normal bicycle to one with
gears
 Create a cell phone application that
senses size and depth of potholes on the
road its travelling on; plot Big Ones on
Google Maps
 Create something that measures air
quality at your school; share trends and
warnings on the school’s Facebook page
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27. Effective Tod Fod Jod
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28. Why now?
Rs 800
 Access to the palette – open economy
 Affordability of the palette
 Recognition that India needs to innovate for
itself; design and create solutions
 Unique constraints – no solutions from developed
markets or solutions do not fit
 Business and social needs+opportunities
 Local markets
 Global developing markets
 Reverse Innovation into developed markets
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29. Experience so far
 Pilot TFJ programs at privileged and under privileged schools since 2011
 TFJ happening at 17 schools in Delhi NCR since September 2012
 Pilot TFJ underway since July in Vadodara – hundreds of kids participated
 NCERT National Science Exhibition conducted at Silvasa – over 200 kids participated
 TFJ Mela being planned in Delhi in January 2012
 Key Takeaways
 Tod Fod Jod spurs excitement and curiosity among kids & many teachers
 Kids constantly ask questions
 Many connections established between concepts and applications
 Kids love it! Keep wanting more Tod Fod Jod sessions
 Need motivated mentors, with TFJ habits & curiosity
 Tod Fod Jod can form the core of a whole new hands-on type experience at school
 Potential to restore love for & relevance of learning in some dis-engaged kids
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30. Tod Fod Jod – Feedback
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31. Ceiling Fan TFJ Briefing
 Turn yourself into a child for the next 2 hours!
 Put your curios hat on!
 This is not only about science - multidisciplinary
 Start peeling the onion
 Peel it to the extent permitted by time; no grades!
 What building blocks and disciplines do you see in
there?
 What are you curious about?
 Which curiosities were satiated?
 What would you like to explore deeper/create/research?
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32. Role of the Mentor
 Mentors have prior knowledge of the subject and have researched the topic,
done some TFJ on the subject themselves; they step beyond the “subjects”
they teach
 Multidisciplinary detours help break monotony
 Mentors do NOT have all the answers; they seek answers with kids
 Mentors are NOT teachers; they are collaborators and who spur curiosity
and perseverance in kids
 There are NO prescribed TFJ routes – it ought to be driven by kids’ curiosity
and ideas – akin to the journey of innovation
 Mentors help kids leverage setbacks and failures to their ultimate benefit
 Mentors create excitement and help make the whole experience an
adventure!
 The journey is as exciting as reaching a destination
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33. Tod Fod Jod – Sample Rubric
Criterion Definitio Area of Par Strengt Exception Remarks
n improveme h al
nt Strength
Curiosity
Divergent
thinking
Collaboratio
n
Perseveranc
e
Hands-on
ability
Creative
confidence
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34. Tod Fod Jod – e-Collaboration
Platforms
 A need expressed by virtually ALL school administrators we
interacted with
 A forum for stakeholders to do the following beyond physical
boundaries of schools/institutions
 Interact
 Learn from each other
 Be inspired by work of others
 Seek answers
 Share experiences, what works what does not..
 Hold contests and symposiums
 Sharing of content curated and created by Tod Fod Jod
participants, mentors and experts
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35. TFJ Stakeholders & the collaboration
platforms for them
Learner TFJ Network
(Kids) https://www.facebook.com/TodFodJod?ref=hl
Paren
ts TFJ Mentor’s
Mentors & Network
Role Models
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tod-Fod-Jod-Mentors/4253572375061
Meta Mentors
Meta Mentors
Experienced Tod Fod Jod practitioners or hands-on learning experts whose
expertise can be of help to:
• Create better training material and better “Lesson Plans” for mentors
• Mentors seeking solutions, answers for their Tod Fod Jod projects
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36. Examples of Meta Mentors
 Prof Abhishek, Department of Aeronautics, IIT-Kanpur
 Mentor – Robotics, Aerospace and Aeromodelling Clubs @ IIT-K
 First Position in design in American Helicopter Society/Augusta Westland
student competition, (graduate category) for helicopter design, 2004.
 Quote – “If entering students at IIT-K had hands-on Tod Fod Jod like
experience and confidence, they would be able to achieve so much more”.
 Akhil Madhani, Robotics Animation, Disney
 Twelve issued patents.
 Thea award for Outstanding Achievement in Technology, Lucky the
Dinosaur, 2004.
 TR100 List of 100 Innovators, Technology Review Magazine, 1999.
 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for Inventorship, 1998.
 Carl G. Sontheimer Prize for Excellence in Innovation and Creativity in
Design, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1997.
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37. Example of a Meta Mentor
 Subodh Gupta
 World renowned sculptor and artist based in Gurgaon
 Brings innovative large creations to life, that are interleaved
with the objects of daily Indian life
 The Guardian called him 'the Damien Hirst of Delhi’
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38. Collaboration Learner
(Kids)
TFJ Network
Platforms - recap Parents
Mentors &
TFJ Mentor’s
Network
R Models
ole
 TFJ Network Meta Mentors
 For kids, to share their work, seek solutions, collaborate
 Mentor’s and Role Models provide guidance, support and
inspiration
 www.facebook.com/todfodjod
 TFJ Mentor’s Network
 Home of the TFJ Mentor’s Guide, TFJ “Lesson Plans”
 For Mentors, TFJ Role Models & Meta Mentors*
 Mentors share experiences, share insights from their Tod
Fod Jod sessions, seek solutions, collaborate etc
 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tod-Fod-Jod-Mentors/425357237506185
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39. Tod Fod Jod - recap
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40. Tod Fod Jod - recap
Creating
Evaluating Tod
Application
&
Fod
Higher Order Skills*
Analyzing
Creation
Applying Jod
Ecosystem
Understanding
Remembering
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning
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41. Tod Fod Jod - recap
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42. THANK YOU
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