Chintan Shah

Chintan Shah

Co-Curator at TEDxBandra

Mumbai, India
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Engineer, Entrepreneur, Hindu, Marketer

An idea worth spreading

Unilateral Acts, Universal Impacts... How about setting in motion an act, a nonreciprocal act? Where there are no receivables apart from the sense of accomplishment. An idea can change or create an industry, and in some cases change the world. “We’ll have a computer on every desk around the world.” “We’ll create an electric light bulb that will make the nights as bright as the days.” More often than not, people doubt the power of their own insights. They seem to think that a great idea always comes from someone else. Why do they think that way? What made the other person so special that he or she had great ideas? Often, it was simply the desire to carry the idea all the way through from creation to completion. And why does one person create and complete the idea while another discards a potentially great idea? In order to actualize an idea we have to believe that our ideas have value. There’s a need to realise that in order to generate a single great idea, you need to fill your mind with a lot of useful ideas before the magical moment happens when two or more ideas merge into one powerful concept that you can leverage into something bordering on miraculous. Think of a garden. Plant a seed in good, rich soil and keep that soil free of weeds and rocks. Then let that plant grow. Think of a work life. Plant that idea in a healthy, rested person and keep the mind free of worries. Let that idea grow into something really valuable. A sense of passion, purpose and urgency. That’s the mindset we need regarding great ideas. Just keep working as fast as you can with as much passion and purpose as you can muster. Remember that a Pixar movie takes four years to create, but every one of them has gone to #1 at the box office. It might happen at 26 and it might happen at 66. What difference does it make? Keep feeding your mind, believe in the value of your ideas, be ready for an idea that comes to you in an instant, create and complete the concept, and let the magic happen. You might just end up with an idea which would generate ripples having an incalculable impact..that changes the world, or at least an industry..an idea with a Universal Impact! Unilateral Act Universal Impact celebrates the fact that how a simple idea if executed perfectly can have a universally larger impact. This happens once the idea reaches its tipping point and becomes viral. But what makes an idea tip? What makes good leaders and their ideas successful? Is it a process or secret instant recipe for success? A unilateral act can inspire millions, a single voice can move a country, and some actions pushes us beyond boundaries. At TEDxBandra we will explore this theme in a myriad of aspects from Technology, Design, Education, Psychology, Basic Human Rights, Art, Music, and Business to Medicine and much more, and accelerate the discussion of how one idea can change the world.

Areas of expertise

Social Media Marketing