Category Archives: Personal

thinking about thinking

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Niti Bhan

via NextD’s interview of Min Basadur and Jeff Conklin, is this response from Min Basadur to a question posed on ‘wicked problems’ and how to solve them. Min Basadur: You are absolutely right, GK, that there are others who have … Continue reading →

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Do no evil

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Niti Bhan

I just had an interesting revelation whilst talking on the phone to Marc Levy, a journalist with Associated Press who’d actually called me for my opinion on some company entering India soon. What I realized that is that a shift … Continue reading →

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I left my heart in San Francisco

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Niti Bhan

Quite embarressing really, to discover how much I love San Francisco. Oy… never thought I’d fall for a city but there it is, I like this place. People asked me in the UK, what’s so special about the Bay Area, … Continue reading →

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Words, long forgotten, recently remembered

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Niti Bhan

The price seemed reasonable, location Indifferent. The landlady swore she lived Off premises. Nothing remained But self-confession. "Madam," I warned, "I hate a wasted journey–I am African." Silence. Silenced transmission of Pressurized good-breeding. Voice, when it came, Lipstick coated, long … Continue reading →

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Going south…

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Niti Bhan

Well that’s enough of Scotland, the north of England and various quality liquids one imbibes… I’m off to London on Monday to see the Queen. Er… no, that’s a nursery rhyme, I’m actually going to meet the Design Council and … Continue reading →

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Mustn’t forget

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Niti Bhan

Here’s what I want for my birthday – the Shutdown Day! KG please put the URL in the comments, I don’t have it on me and must rush to the airport!

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Its birthday time of the year…

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Niti Bhan

And this year my ambition is to drink single malt in Scotland on Saturday, March 24th 2007 for my 41st birthday. I must say that for all that I was pondering 40 last year, my forties look like they’re only … Continue reading →

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My mother calls me beta

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Niti Bhan

It struck me while reading Bruce’s post that when he said " we live a life in beta" just how true it has been for me. When I embraced liminality and the uncertainty and chaos of not always knowing how … Continue reading →

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25 years of interacting with a computer

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Niti Bhan

I’m still surprised that I’m the closing speaker at the 25th anniversary of the computer human interaction society’s conference in San Jose this year on May 3rd 2007. Personally, I don’t have a clue about how one goes about all … Continue reading →

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Lessons from living liminal

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Niti Bhan

Its been 18 months since I began to embrace living in liminality and I realized yesterday when telling Alan Gutierrez over the phone that my liminal stage – almost like the larval stage leading through the cocoon to an adult … Continue reading →

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