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Welcome to prnayak.org

I would like this website to become a useful source of interesting information on these things:

Innovation Non-profit management
Product development Startups
Climate change Cooking
Liberal political stances Funny stuff
Good investigative journalism Secrets of a happy life
Effective business writing  

Send me stuff on these topics, and if I post it here, I will attribute it to you.

Recipes

If you have a waffle iron, these are delicious and can be served with sweet or savory toppings.
This is a single recipe; I triple it if making for 10 or more people.
Ingredients

DRY
1.5 c flour
1 c cornmeal
2 t baking powder

Explorations

Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion

The Aravind Eye Care System (http://www.aravind.org/) delivers world-class medical services to over 2.7 million patients each year, treating a majority of them for free, while remaining financially fully self-reliant. Its complication rate is more than 50% lower than that of the U.K., and its services are delivered at less than 1% of the UK’s costs, for comparable volumes. Beyond its own direct care, in its mission to rid the world of needless blindness (treatable blinding conditions), it strives to enable thousands of doctors, organizations and hospitals worldwide to learn from and replicate its success. 

Polemics

Why Polemics?I have decided to wear the mantle once worn by...

Publications

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This is my first book. In it John Ketteringham and I tell the stories of blockbuster innovations such as Post It notes, the microwave oven, and the VCR, and the people that produced them.  Hard copies of Breakthroughs! can be found on the web.  Or you can download a free electronic copy from this website.

Current Interests

May 10, 2011
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Some of the longest-enduring cultures on Earth are those of Indigenous Peoples. Some of the best custodians of the planet we live on are Indigenous Peoples. Among those who most revere community and tradition, without which we are rootless, are Indigenous Peoples.

May 5, 2011
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