2. YOUNG DREAMERS
GENUINE BELIEVERS
REALISATION SYSTEM
A design and innovation engine
with catalysts, mentors and support.
THE DREAM:IN SYSTEM
3. CONCEIVED IN INDIA.
WITH AN INTERNATIONAL
FOOTPRINT.
DREAM:IN JOURNEY 2011 DREAM:IN CONCLAVE 2011
25,000 KMS ACROSS INDIA 4 DAYS
3,000 DREAMS 50 VENTURE IDEAS
9 DAYS 18 BIGDREAMERS
101 STUDENTS 50 LEADERS AND CATALYSTS
20 INSTITUTIONS
4. INDIA BRAZIL USA
Students, leaders, innovators and big 2012 May-August 2012 DREAM:IN has a students
dreamers were drawn together between saw ‘DREAM:IN Brasil’ take following and a registered
January and February 2011. To understand form as a project across chapter with Parsons, The
the dreams of India and create an open 6 Universities, culminating New School of Design and
innovation system for generating new in a large national conclave has future plans.
value. DREAM:IN grew from a project into from 9th-11th August 2012.
a venture in a little over a year.
BRUCE NUSSBAUM
writes about design thinking and innovation for Fast Co and Business week magazines out of USA.
DREAM:IN Building a pool of aspirations- dreams that connect to VCs and other enablers to build start-ups and NGOs
5. DREAM:IN IS A GLOBAL NETWORK AND ORGANIZATION
BASED IN BANGALORE
Aimed at understanding the aspirations and dreams of the youth.
DREAMCATCHING TOOL
SAM PITRODA
Adviser to Prime Minister Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations. Government of India
DREAM:IN Project which we understand is a prototype of a bottom up development model that could help give birth to
many innovative initiatives.
6. DREAM:IN WORKS AT CREATING AN ONGROUND AND ONLINE SYSTEM
WITH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA TO HELP UNDERSTAND
DREAMS AND ACTS AS A SUPER INCUBATOR FOR IDEAS.
DREAM:IN provides resources and inputs to take the ideas forward as ventures.
PROFESSOR RAMNATH NARAYANA SWAMY
IIM, Bangalore
DREAM:IN is an audacious project that was long overdue in this country. It seeks to unbundle the creative energies of the
Indian people in a manner that has not been attempted before. This single fact alone accounts for its uniqueness.
7. WWW.DREAMIN.IN
is a portal which is a design system, an imagination network and a technology product
which will enable the youth to dream, believe and realize.
DR. RANJAN PAI
CEO and MD Manipal Group
What India needs today is for the change makers across diverse fields to come together and to address the issues that India faces.
8. THE NEXT GEN PROJECT IS
A SUPER INCUBATOR THAT
SEEKS AND SELECTS ENTERPRISE
IDEAS AND SUSTAINABLE
BUSINESSES FROM YOUTH
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 30.
DREAM:IN Next Gen is a global initiative to
transform youth from being mere consumers
of income and employment to become active
creators of wealth and employment. It hopes
to create a cycle which seeds, nurtures and
harvests dreams into ideas that create socio-
economic value.
CARLOS TEIXEIRA
The New School of Design, New York
DREAM:IN will be a global initiative, to leverage global talent for local needs
9. THE NEXT GENERATION
It is projected that by 2015, Unemployed youth make up almost half of
there will be 3 Billion people in today’s unemployed population and will
the world under the age of 25, face bleak economic opportunity due to the
of which India will account for fact that 100 million jobs need to be created
approximately 700 Million. just to absorb the large work force.
The next generation outperforms the previous generation in
sports, gaming, academics etc but still is dependent on the
prevailing socio-economic conditions for employment. To
tackle this, why not learn and engage with social networks,
internet, TV to inspire, coach, support, invest and nurture
youth to create a new socio-economic value.
SRIVATSA KRISHNA
IAS, Govt. of India
Indian bureaucratic system - 'babus', who did dream extraordinary dreams and made a mighty impact on millions.
10. THE OPPORTUNITIES
1
Despite the acceptance that
entrepreneurship is a powerful
tool of job creation, empowerment
and economic dynamism, there
has never been an attempt to look
at youth entrepreneurship
2 A survey by Barclays Bank
(1997) found that Youth
entrepreneurship costs
around 5000 Euros as opposed
to 11000 Euros for adults.
3 Rate of self employment
is much higher when
compared to adults in
developing countries.
4 5 6
It is predicted that there As we move towards The youth has a natural
will be a peak in the youth creative economy from tendency towards
population by 2035, thus knowledge economy, talent innovation and change
creating a youth and initiative will be the which needs to be seized
demographic bulge new backbone of economic and capitalized.
development.
CLAUDIA DAVIS
Vivarta, Brazil
DREAM:IN is a way to invert the pyramid, away from the minority on top that points out what has to be done and what is
‘truth’ and listening to ordinary people who also have a voice.
11. 7 8 9 10
There is an increase in the There are roughly around There are approximately Indians make up
human capital creation as 14 million young university 35000 engineering 14% of the 3.1 million
almost 9.84 million enrollments graduates, with 7 years or graduates per year and foreign born Science
at the graduate level and lesser years of experience. there will be as many as and Engineering
beyond have taken place. 1.4 million by 2015. graduates in the US
PAUL POLAK
co-founder and CEO of Windhorse International
I woke up this morning with this buzzing around in my head, Dreams come from people’s feat, not their words.
Words were invented by the devil to drown the dreams that connect people to God.
12. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
CLUSTER 1 CLUSTER 2 CLUSTER 3 CLUSTER 4 CLUSTER 5
BANGALORE MANGALORE COIMBATORE MUMBAI VISHAKAPATNAMVI
MYSORE MANIPAL ERODE PUNE JAYAWADA
TUMKUR UDUPI SALEM GUNTUR
HASSAN SURATHKAL KAKINADA
ADICHUNCHANAGIRI GOA
MANDYA
CLUSTER 6 CLUSTER 7 CLUSTER 8 CLUSTER 9
CHENNAI HUBLI COCHIN MADURAI
KANCHIPURAM DHARWAD ERNAKULAM THANJAVUR
VELLORE BELGAUM THIRUVANTHAPURAM TIRUCHIRAPALLI
NELLORE DAVANGERE KOTTAYAM
CHITTOOR SOLAPUR KOZHIKODE
KARWAR
GEORGE KOUKIS
Founder and President of Temenos
First you dream, then you believe and it happens.
13. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
LUIS OTÁVIO RIBEIRO
Founder of Catarse Crowd funding
We have to keep on dreaming. It is not the internet but us who make it possible. We have begun to value each other’s dreams.
14. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
STIR
DREAM:IN will partner with
50 eminent colleges across South India
in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,
Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and parts
of Maharashtra and Goa.
270 dreamcatchers and 4 volunteers
from each institution will be trained
in the methodology of executing the
campaign.
HEICO WESSELIUS
Professor, Innovation and Strategic Design, Parsons The New School of Design, New York
The DREAM:IN is a phenomenal journey and allows us to look at innovation from the bottom up. The entire experience
has accumulated in a new way of thinking, not only pertaining to this project.
15. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
TOMAS CUNZOLO JR.
Brazil
The DREAM:IN project is universal. It will be a part of a global and collective way of making impossible (dreams)
things turn into possible things
16. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
SEARCH
The dreamcatchers and volunteers
will be trained to interview potential
dreamers and record video clips of
a professional quality.
BALA WARRIER
CEO, Manipal Foundation
Once I got a glimpse of what DREAM:IN was all about, I was hooked line and sinker!!
17. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
SIGN UP
A total of 10000 dreams will be
recorded and uploaded on
www.dreamin.in, and the videos will
be reviewed by the DREAM:IN team.
BHAGYA RANGACHAR
Founder Executive Director / Managing Trustee, CLT
What technology can bring to transfer some of the best teaching practices that could happen in our resource center.
18. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
RAMESH VANGAL
Chairman of the Katra Group
Dreams can only happen when you have pride, otherwise it gets squelched up.
19. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
SELECT
The most sustainable dreams from a
societal, environmental and economic
standpoint are chosen and divided into
3 categories.
PRE BUDDING EMERGING
ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTREPRENEURSHIP
JOHN KURUVILLA
Managing Partner at The Last Mile
Don’t let your dreams get boxed in
20. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
PAOLO ZANENGA
Italy
The DREAM:IN experience had for me several impacting meanings: Ratio between amplitude and speed – hundreds of
“dreams” gathered in a short span of time, generated new perspectives and visionary projects as well as concrete action plans
and bankable realizations – a demonstration of design thinking power (and Idiom capabilities!)
21. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
SHAPE
The DREAM:IN network consisting of
talent in policy, enterprise, design,
innovation will integrate in a panel. This
will connect dreamers with people who
can provide the know how. By this
stage 500 visionary start up and social
action projects.
POLICY ENTERPRISE DESIGN INNOVATION
TIMES OF INDIA
The wish project: what does India of dream for?
22. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
DECCAN CHRONICLE
Dreamers throng city to make world a better place
23. THE NEXT GEN JOURNEY
SHORTLIST
At this pre investment phase, the 500
ideas will be brought to an advisory
board of 5 people. From here 100 ideas
will be invited to Bangalore for a 4 day
DREAM:IN camp.
DECCAN CHRONICLE
Why not evaluate the dreams and aspirations of a billion Indians?
25. DREAM:IN CONCLAVE
SHOWCASE
The DREAM:IN Next Gen conclave
will be a global event which will
converge to dream with a new India.
An optimistic and realistic beginning
will be made
THE ECONOMIC TIMES
It is in search of dreams, those cherished desires that lie concealed within all of us. It then takes the dreams a step
closer to the realm of reality in the form of ideas for a better tomorrow
26. DREAM:IN CONCLAVE
BUSINESS STANDARD
“Dream merchants: helps businesses tap into what Indians long for”
27. DREAM:IN CONCLAVE
DREAM:IN JAM
Over 2 days the 100 dreamers will have
a stage and an audience to share their
dream. The audience will consist of
leaders in policy, social service,
enterprise etc. Inspiring stories of 20
big dreamers will be shared to provide
inspiration. Additionally 10 selected
dreamers will travel from Brazil and
New York to share their dreams.
2 DAYS An audience of around 300 is expected.
100 DREAMERS The event will be livecasted and viewed
20 BIGDREAMERS simultaneously in 50 institutions in
300 BELIEVER India, 6 Brazilian Universities and The
LIVECASTED GLOBALLY New School of Design in New York
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
Dreaming Big: Four days of excitement and innovation opened untrodden vistas
29. DREAM:IN CONCLAVE
DREAMSCAPING
The dreamscaping sessions will
be anchored by design catalysts,
through design thinking sessions
to demonstrate how dreams can
be realized. A book of dreams will
be given to all participants.
BANGALORE MIRROR
Riding the dream train
30. 100
VENTURES
500
SHAPED PLANS
3000
SELECTED DREAMS
10000
DREAMS
THE DREAM:IN PROCESS
31. DREAM:IN CONCLAVE
SUPPORT
In the Venture Book Room all the
ventures will be displayed as panels,
products, stories and scenarios.
CHITRALEKHA
Featured in the Marathi issue of Chitralekha!
32. DREAM:IN CONCLAVE
SCALE
Independent meetings for each
venture could last about 1-3 months,
and all investors, mentors and the
DREAM:IN team will be involved.
A theater of dreams will be set up
where dreamclips of 60 seconds
will run continuously across 14th-16th
February 2013
THE HINDU
Making dreams come true
33. WE INVITE YOU TO DREAM WITH US
DREAMER DREAMCATCHER BIG DREAMER
Potential youth entrepreneurs of the Outgoing, enthusiastic and inquisitive A Leader that has realised his/her
future, between the ages 18-30, who students/volunteers from across the dreams and now serves as a role
will be selected to be interviewed by globe who travel entire countries to model for aspiring dreamers all over.
DreamCatchers at their colleges, to capture the dreams of people. Trained in Big Dreamers share their dreams at
record their dreams that will then be the DREAM:IN methodology by experts, conclaves and also participate in
presented before a number of selection they will be adept at film making, DreamScaping sessions.
panels to eventually identify ethnography, sociology and more.
100 Dreamers whose ideas will
be fully realised by DREAM:IN
DREAM PRODUCER DREAMMENTOR
Talented professionals who work with Members of the DREAM:IN Network
the DREAM:IN team for a period of a (entrepreneurs, design thinkers,
minimum of 3 months to produce, industry professionals, financial
package and manage various aspects experts etc.) that provide mentorship
of DREAM:IN and support to the next generation
enterprises (and young dreamers) who
are selected for the DREAM:IN
Mentorship program.
