1. Tod Fod Jod
Igniting Youth Innovation
Mentor Workshop
August 27, 2012
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2. Agenda
 Introduction to Tod Fod Jod
 45 minutes
 Tod Fod Jod session of a camera
 60 minutes
 Design of a "Lesson Plan" by each group of mentors
 45 minutes
 Sharing of "Lesson Plans" be each group
 60 minutes
 Open discussion, next steps and closing
 15 minutes
 Workshop feedback
 10 minutes
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3. Welcome!
 Amity International School, Noida  St. Thomas School
 Bal Bharti Public School  Manav Rachna International
 Springdales, Pusa Road School, Eros Garden
 Modern Schol, B.K. Road  RPV Sham Nath Marg
 Vidya School  DPS, R.K. Puram
 Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad  DPS, Mathura Road
 Pathways School Gurgaon  Salwan Public School, Rajinder
Nagar
 Genesis Global School
 S.V. Jorbagh Delhi
 Sriram School Gurgaon
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4. National Innovation Council
 Council of luminaries from various
fields headed by Sam Pitroda
 Mandate to create models for
catalyzing and seeding innovation
 To reduce disparity
 To capitalize on demographic dividend
 For inclusive development
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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 and MS in Computer Science
 12 US Patents
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6. Why Youth Innovation?
 Nationwide Ecosystem for Schools &
for Colleges
Creating
 Collaboration, sharing resources, sharing
inspiration Evaluating Application
&
Expand focus beyond
Higher Order Skills*
Analyzing
 Creation
Applying Ecosystem
 remembering & understanding
Understanding
to include Remembering
 applying & creating
 Build a nation of creators not just
consumers
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
- Y. B. Yeats
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7. Tod Fod Jod
Re-construct
De-construct & Sample Palette & Tools
(Tod Fod) Repair
(Jod)
Sensors Digital Editing Video Solder
Resistor
3D Print Origami Voice Recognition Lens
Laser Cutter Motors
Culinary Design Sketching
Bits to Atoms Solar Panel Music Shock Absorber
Micro Controllers Thermistor Zigbee
Capacitor
Aerial Photography
Re-purpose Networking Bluetooth Jute Screen Play LED
& Sculpting Simple Machines Process Design
Actuators Story
Create Design Think Graffiti Flight
(Jod) Laser Cutting 3D Design
Welding Metal Animation GPS Photography
Graphic Design
Phone & Tablet Apps CNC Wood Stitching
Machine
Time Lapse
Note: computational media due to their chameleonesque adaptivity and
applicability to address 21st century needs, make for a very important discipline [1]
With a broad & contemporary 21st century palette
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8. Why now?
 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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9. Tod Fod Jod
 Hands-on discovery and learning
 Modern day products that kids see around them
 Explore Designs, Creations & Innovations of others
 Develop creative confidence to repurpose and create on their own
 Connects concepts learnt in textbooks to real life
 Makes kids curious and confident to dig in to find
answers
 Platform for kids to be inspired by and collaborate
with like minded kids, role models nationwide &
beyond
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10. Tod Fod Jod Triggers - Sample
 Water filtration system  Remote control  Desktop  Elevator and its
 Microwave oven  Radio computer control system
 Toaster  Air conditioner  Disk drive  Bicycle
 Blender  Air Cooler  Printer  Toys
 Stove  Toilet  Computer  Motorcycle
mouse  Piano
 Water Cooler  Sewing Machine
 Projector  Tube well
 Heater  Camera
 MP3 player  Automatic door
 Refrigerator  Bulb
 Website  Bicycle
 Vacuum cleaner  Tube Light
 Energy
 Washing machine  Video Game console
 Diesel Generator
 Dryer  Landline phone
 Solar panel
 Iron  Landline phone
 Batteries
 Fan  Cordless
 Wind turbine
 Fan regulator  Cell phone
 Vending
 Television  Skype machine
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11. Experience so far
 Workshops conducted at 1 BoP school, 1 BoP orphanage, 1 mid and 1 high
end school, over 5 months in NCR
 Weekend TFJ sessions with over 500 kids over 3 months in Vadodra
 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 learning in some dis-engaged kids
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12. TFJ Experiences
 Video
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13. Effective Tod Fod Jod
Interleave
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14. The Camera Expedition
Mind Map
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15. Stakeholders
Learner TFJ Network
(Kids)
Paren
ts TFJ Mentor’s
Mentors & Network
Role Models
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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16. Example of a Role Model
 Samarth Kirloskar
 Age: 16
 11th grade Arts student at
Fergusson college, Pune
 Passion: Designing, building and
flying model aircraft, based on
principles of aviation
 Winner at Techkriti (IIT-Kanpur)
 Winner CoE, Pune Technical Fest
 Could potentially be a meta-
mentor as well
 Could potentially help develop
“Lesson Plans” related to flight
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17. Example of a Meta Mentor
 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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18. What Mentors need - example
 Mentor Training
 How to conduct TFJ sessions as listed in expectations
 For this they will need hands-on training and Internet based content –
text and video
 “Lesson Plans”
 Mentors cannot research each TFJ area by themselves
 Mentors cannot be expected to develop “Lesson Plans” (sketch of the
journey and associated resources) themselves, in most cases
 They are however, expected to practice the project before doing it with kids and to
augment “Lesson Plans”
 Support & Collaboration
 Mentors will not get all the support and answers they need from their
local environment. An Internet based support and collaboration network
is critical.
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19. Collaboration Learner
(Kids)
TFJ Network
Platforms 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
 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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20. “Lesson Plan”
 Objective of a “Lesson Plan” is to
 help Mentors come up to speed with a given Tod Fod Jod project’s
underlying possibilities, science, art, history, technology etc.
 Provide them the framework to practice the Tod Fod Jod themselves
 Help them develop ideas for facilitating a successful TFJ sessions for this
 Example Content
 Link on TFJ Mentors Network - Camera
 WG to develop a template/checklist of contents for a “Lesson
Plan” along with one example
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21. Topic du jour
 Video of history of photography
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22. Camera TFJ Briefing
 Turn yourself into a child for the next 60 minutes!
 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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23. “Lesson Plans” for Mentors
 What would you want to see in a Camera “Lesson
Plan” for mentors?
 Background knowledge
 Examples of similar TFJ by other?
 Q: can this hurt your creativity?
 Raw – Partially Cooked – Fully cooked?
 What Media types will work the best for particular
requirements
 Videos, Interactive content (including games), pictures+text,
animations
 English content curated from worldwide sources - ok?
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24. Roadmap - draft
Milestone Target Date Responsibility of Status
1 Finalize expectation from mentors Aug 21, 2012 Mentor Training WG Completed
2 Finalize WG constitution & Aug 23, 2012 Mentor Training WG Completed –
communication protocol communication via email
and Facebook
3 Finalize needs of mentors for Aug 23, 2012 Mentor Training WG Completed
launch
4 TFJ Mentors collaboration Aug 23, 2012 Collaborative platform https://www.facebook.com/pages
prototype site up & running WG /Tod-Fod-Jod-
Mentors/425357237506185?ref=
hl
5 TFJ collaboration prototype site Aug 23, 2012 Collaborative platform https://www.facebook.com/pages
up & running WG /TodFodJod
6 Mentor training workshop (25 Aug 27, 2012 NInC
mentors)
7 Draft 1st Lesson Plan Aug 27, 2012 Mentors at workshop
8 Mentor’s Guide drafted Aug 27, 2012 Pathway’s school,
Gurgaon
9 Launch - TFJ commences at 13 Sep 3, 2012 Participating schools
schools
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10 4 Lesson Plans complete Sep 28, 2012 Mentor Training WG

25. THANK YOU
The greater danger for most of us
lies not in setting our aim too high
and falling short;
but in setting our aim too low, and
achieving our mark.
Michelangelo
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26. References
 Stanford Marshmellow Experiment
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment
 How Cameras work?
 http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/camera2.htm/printable
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssgjF3yp8mE
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R08EtrjROAY&feature=related
 Manufacturing
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkv0Sc2MxP8&feature=related
 Google Glasses
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6W4CCU9M4&feature=player_embedded
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