Parents–Teachers Workshop

In this workshop, the focus is on understanding how children differ from one another, and on identifying their unique strengths and weaknesses. We teach a reverse-engineering approach through which deeper insights into a child’s personality can be inferred from simple behavioural patterns.

Most adults naturally observe the nuances in children’s behaviour, but often do not know how to interpret them, aggregate them, or relate them to the inner workings of the child’s mind. Parents and teachers are the two primary groups of adults in the life of a child. But more often than not, the perspectives of parents and teachers differ — both regarding both the child’s personality and the broader principles of child-rearing. Parent–teacher meetings therefore often become little more than a formality, with very little meaningful exchange between the two sides, sometimes even leading to acrimonious interactions.

Children are complete human beings. They try to relate not merely to textbooks and tests, but also to family members, friends, nature, finances, and even the politics of social interaction with other children. Yet both parents and teachers, often overwhelmed by the pressure of completing syllabi and conducting tests, examinations, and quizzes, begin to perceive the child in a uni-dimensional manner.

In this workshop, we present the multiple dimensions of a child in vivid and relatable language, and explain how each dimension influences, for better or worse, both personal growth and academic achievement. We trigger discussions that help converge the divergent perspectives of parents and teachers, so that they work together rather than against one another in helping children through their formative years.

Just knowing whether your child is skill-oriented — in which case Marjala Nyaya works best — or technique-oriented, in which case Markata Nyaya works best, can make a huge difference for the child, the teachers, and the parents, and help bring them onto the same page. Now imagine gaining dozens of such insights throughout the workshop.

Psychologists Workshop

Ordinary people go to psychologists seeking answers to their problems. But where do psychologists themselves go when they seek deeper understanding?

The truth is that psychology has not yet identified the fundamental building blocks of human nature in the way physics developed the atomic model and the periodic table, or biology developed the understanding of organs, cells, and the genome. Psychologists often rely on isolated theories that address a condition here and a syndrome there, without a larger framework connecting them together.

This is not to say that psychology has made no progress; it certainly has, particularly in dealing with clinical conditions, though in practice many interventions eventually boil down to medication and restraining the subject in one form or another. But it offers neither a broad framework nor sufficiently practical tools to help children or adults navigate everyday life — including building healthy and joyful relationships within the family, extended family, neighbourhood, school, workplace, or society in general. Anyone who successfully learns to navigate daily life is far less likely to retreat into emotional isolation.

The best-known frameworks available to psychologists today are Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which proposes a one-size-fits-all model of progression and suffers from the same limitation as many other psychological theories — namely, a disregard for human diversity — and the Big Five (OCEAN) model, which is more a distilled list of desirable and undesirable human dispositions than a truly insightful framework for explaining the complexity of the human mind.

The best-known frameworks available to psychologists today are Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which presents a one-size-fits-all model of human progression and suffers from the same limitation as many other theories in psychology — namely, a disregard for human diversity — and the Big Five (OCEAN) model, which is more a distilled list of desirable and undesirable human dispositions than a truly insightful framework for explaining the complexity of the human mind.

Even this workshop is further customized based on audience and context. For example, the issues, considerations, and insights we discuss differ significantly when conducted in India versus in the United States.

Influencers Workshop

Social media has transformed our lives in ways few could have imagined. It has given rise to lakhs of content creators — some of them now widely recognized as “influencers” — so much so that even the Prime Minister presents awards acknowledging their work.

Influencers comment on and react to contemporary events. Some bring wisdom and depth; others reinforce narrow perspectives. Those who pander to existing biases often gain larger followings than those who attempt to present broader, deeper, and more balanced viewpoints. Yet even influencers with smaller followings can collectively shape the understanding of large numbers of people, much like a good teacher broadens the perspective of countless students.

In this workshop, we aim to broaden the perspectives of influencers themselves by initiating discussions on deeper and wider issues concerning humanity, how to present them effectively, and how to use the comments section to provide richer and more meaningful engagement.

An equally important side benefit of this workshop is that participants come to know one another and understand each other’s perspectives intimately. Influencers often arrive as individuals and leave with a network of energetic, like-minded friends.

Other Workshops

We also conduct several other workshops, such as Work Dynamix, which explores team dynamics and the building of successful corporate teams, and Raising Children in Children’s Homes (RICH), which helps caretakers identify and nurture the unique potential of every child rather than viewing them merely as destitute children.

We also create customized workshops for specific contexts upon request. Please fill out the contact form if you would like to reach out to us.