If you like us and what we do, sign up to join the Talk Shop Community, its free to join. Community members get updates on all of Talkshop’s activities, including intimation of courses and free programs to attend (of course you can choose not to get updates). This is great if you enjoy challenging your grey cells now and then .
The Talk Shop is primarily a bunch of people who share values ideas and who trust each other. We are also connected by a desire to learn new things, often by trying out things. Sometimes the best way to learn is through making mistakes, not reading books or attending lectures.
These are not full-time employees of the Talk Shop. In fact, we believe that the very idea of full-time employment as rather anachronistic. We think of ourselves as being part of a circle of friends. Join our community and get to know them better. Given below are some of our associates who are active now.
Some people who are closely engaged with the Talk Shop. (Left to right)): Top Row: Dr Mathai Fenn, Bobby V, Nabomita Muzumdar
Second Row: Prasad Chacko and Sumini George
Third Row: Annie Srivastava, Shwetaa Shah, Nadish Madhavan and Urvi Shah
- Bobby V: is a monk trained in the Franciscan Brotherhood. Since his ordination in the year 2000, he has held several responsible senior positions among the Franciscan Brothers. Apart from his studies in Philosophy and Theology, he also has a degree in Sociology from Louvain University, Belgium. He has taught university-level courses and has produced several books and documentaries. Throughout his career, Bobby has been an active advocate of peace and social justice. As part of the Talk Shop, Fr. Bobby focusses on Spiritual Wellbeing and the Moral Compass of young people. His presence as a senior consultant is a strong influence on the spiritual dimensions of the Talk Shop. He also manages Talk Shop’s non-profit activities.
- Urvi Shah: Based out of Ahmedabad, is in charge of operations and administration at The Talk Shop. Urvi is also an academic coach who helps young students in their academics.
- Nabomita Muzumdar: Nabomita Muzumdar is a public speaker, motivator and trainer. She 100 Women Achievers Award by Ministry of Women & Child Development, India and later served as their ambassador. She was also named the Top 25 Influential Women on Twitter, along with J.K Rowling & Pam Moore to name a few. With an Executive Post Graduate from XLRI Jamshedpur, Nabomita is a well-known speaker. At the Talk Shop, she heads our gender and diversity activities as well as our community/brand building activities.
- Prasad Chacko: Prasad Chacko holds an MSW from Rajagiri, Kochi and a Fellow from the Behavioural Science Centre, Ahmedabad. He later was the Director of the centre, now known as the Human Development and Research Centre. He has also served as National Coordinator, National Dalit Watch, National Campaign for Dalit and Human Rights. He was also Regional Manager (Gujarat) and Focal Person for Impact Assessment, Action Aid – India. At the Talk Shop, Prasad focuses on social justice, the social impact of projects and social audits.
- Sumini George: A business executive with 10 years of experience at IBM in a business development role, Sumini heads the Talk Shop Educational Initiative, TEDI that aims to improve the impact of education up to the Degree level. Sumini also handles business development at the Talk Shop
- Annie Srivastava: Annie is in charge of design at the Talk Shop. She is currently doing her BSc in Transportation Technology at NRTI, Baroda, Annie is responsible for design projects at The Talk Shop.
- Shwetaa Shah: Based out of Bombay, Shweta has a BLS and LLB from Govt Law College, Churchgate, Mumbai. After 8 years working as a corporate attorney, she did a Masters in Psychology. She completed the one-year certification course under the Talk Shop and now has her own counselling practice.
- Nadish Madhavan: Currently based out of Japan, Nadish is a stage performance artist and entrepreneur. Before moving to Japan, he was in charge of Talk Shop office, Kochi
What is the Talk Shop all about?
The Talk Shop has always been a rather unusual organization. It started off as a paper I presented at a conference in 1993. The name is actually a pun. One meaning is the notion of conversations about work and business, while the other refers to the idea of a shop that sells “talk“. Conversations are a great tool when it comes to communication. As a cognitive psychologist, I know that they have some distinct advantages over other communications, like a lecture, or debate or even discussion. The main benefits are derived from two important characteristics of a conversation. The first is the obvious interactive nature of a conversation. Unlike a lecture, the conversation is bi-directional and even multi-directional if there are more participants. Although conversations are not perfectly balanced in its mutuality, there is far less power structure than other forms of communication. A debate or argument, on the other hand, is aimed at convincing the other and winning the argument. The second characteristic is its loose structure. Conversations may start with a focus on a general area, but it has the flexibility that is maintained by the interest of the participants. If you happen to move into a new town the quickest way to get a feel of the place is to have conversations, not just read maps.
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- Talk Shop Community is a great way to meet interesting people. We encourage people to reach out to each other. This is not a news channel. Join in our regular meetups too.
- Design and participate in Talk Shop projects, both commercial and otherwise.
There are many more interesting people who are part of the Talk Shop Community. can be part of it too if you sign up to become a member of the Talk Shop Community. As a member of the community, you get information about Talk Shop’s upcoming programs, you also get special invitations for our free programs. You also get to participate in the design and execution of Talk Shop’s research and commercial projects.