E15 - Srikanth Viswanathan - Theory of Change

Send us Fan MailSRIKANTH VISWANATHAN, is Chief Executive Officer of Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. There are several challenges in our cities that can be solved only through civic learning (essentially the learning of civic sense) and civic participation at scale.About Janaagraha - Janaagraha is a non-profit organisation based in Bangalore that works on combining the efforts of both the government and the citizens to transform our cities and ensure better quality of life by improving quality of urban infrastructure and services and quality of citizenship. Citizen participation is encouraged through our online initiatives Ipaidabribe (www.ipaidabribe.com) which revolutionized public participation in addressing graft and our new civic portal ichangemycity (www.ichangemycity.com ) which promotes civic action at a local neighbourhood level.In this freewheeling discussion we discuss challenges plaguing urban cities, skills required to succeed in the development sector, how citizens can actively get involved in city governance and creating our own “google maps” through the power of Theory of Change. * Development sector vs Corporate sector - 2:15* Fixing System vs Fixing the problem - 6:21* Getting involved as active citizens in solving city problems -  13:40* Competencies required in development sector - 19:40* Theory of Change - 25:04 * IST Message - 32:52Key quotes and references from the episode: * Good citizenship begins at home* Magic words for good citizenship - “Show up”* Key for career transition - “have a open mind”* Each of us need to have a theory of change* Escape from mediocrity* Aim of life is to discover divinity withinLinks referenced in the conversation - Janaagraha Website, Ichangemycity, Srikanth Viswanath can be reached on email or on TwitterWhat did you think of this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Do drop me a note at [email protected] you have any guest recommendations or just want to say Hello, do connect with me on LinkedIn or InstagramListen to the podcast. Subscribe, follow, and leave your comments to help me get better with my episodes. Available on all podcast platforms, includingGoogle Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, youtube, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Gaana Jio Saavn, AudibleDo stay tuned for new episodes every alternate Friday. Next episode - February 26.Have you purchased the copy of Inspire Someone Today, yet? - Give it a go geni.us/istbookAvailable on all podcast platforms, including, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify