Book- The Rich Labourer
Author- Parthajeet Sarma
Co-Author- Sibani Sarma
Genre- Non-Fiction
Publisher- iDream Publications
Pages- 135
Price- 300
Blurb-
Everyone wants to be innovative. People do. Organizations
do. So do governments. Being innovative is necessary for survival today.
Everyone’s understanding of the path to innovation is different. Whether it is
the government initiating a public directive like the demonetization of high
value currency notes or a private organization launching a new product, it is
critical is to be human centric. Real value is co-created with the end-user.
In a first of its kind, this book uses a fictional story in the backdrop to demonstrate a 3-step structured approach towards innovation.
The Probe-Ponder-Prove method or the 3P Method.
This first version of the book is like a prototype and is an experiment in itself. Prototypes are made to secure feedback and use such feedback to improve any product or service. Readers are requested to leave their comments and suggestions, to enable an enhanced second version.
In a first of its kind, this book uses a fictional story in the backdrop to demonstrate a 3-step structured approach towards innovation.
The Probe-Ponder-Prove method or the 3P Method.
This first version of the book is like a prototype and is an experiment in itself. Prototypes are made to secure feedback and use such feedback to improve any product or service. Readers are requested to leave their comments and suggestions, to enable an enhanced second version.
Feedback link: www.Parthajeet.com/TheRichLabourer/
Review-
“The Rich Labourer” is a rejuvenating book with concept
touching the sky. The book is about “A 3-step Path to finding solutions” and
the author has tried his best in order to make the reader understand the
concept by using a story. The idea of giving a fictional touch to a non-fiction book is really amazing and thus the book fits in every reader’s shelf.
The whole theme is brought up in the form an idea, a dream
which is seen by some team-mates. The characters were used well, there traits
were not highlighted beyond use, making this book really to the point and
precise.
I loved the energy of Riya in the whole book. She was like
ruling my mind when I learnt the need of understanding the solution before
finding the solutions as this was shown at large. The idea of “Powerhouse” was
a great blend in order to incorporate the 3 P plan in the scenario.
Whole ideologies, brain exercises, the skits, the hard work shown was very exciting to see. There were small lessons which
author hinted in between various scenes. I liked to notice the hardships, the
planning and the final outcome.
The small usage of Seema, Saee and Rakesh helped the book in
one way or the other. Similarly, the part of Riya’s husband highlights some
very important and fun facts about the environment we work in.
The best part about the book was that the author didn’t try
to showcase his intelligence over the topic. His attempt of teaching a concept
to all groups of people was indeed a win-win. The examples used, the stories
incorporated, the characters brought up in between, made a non-fiction book as
interesting as a fantasy book.
Talking about the writing won’t be helpful because a
non-fiction book is full of technicalities and one can’t judge technical
aspects. What can be judged is how well the author delivered his concepts; and
that was done extremely well.
What I thought was missing was a strong ending. There were
some loose ends here and there but not major ones. Also over the end, the
author became very descriptive and there were a lot of things which were hard
to understand. If the same thing he could have blended in between somehow, while
narrating the whole chapter of “Powerhouse”, then maybe I could have grasped
those paragraphs well too.
The book was a great read and can be read again and again to grasp the concept majorly.
Eye-catchers-
- “Getting out of the box into a new setting is always a good way to spur creativity.”
- “Planned smart cities will become smart only when the hopes and aspirations of its residents are well understood and policy and practice are aligned towards fulfilling such hopes and aspirations.”
About the author-
Entrepreneur and founder of innovation consultancy iDream,
Parthajeet is a Chevening fellow (Oxford Univ.). he not only consults organizations
at a strategic level, bus spends ample time on internal R&D efforts, which
has led to award winning products and services, especially around mass housing.
With a background in research, Sibani is the founder of
skill development & capacity building firm, Galloper. She aids landowners; conceptualize
realistic business models based on Viability-Feasibility-Desirability approach.
Additionally, she enables training and skill development for students and
professionals.
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