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AI x Startups x Education ThinkTank has officially kicked off @IIMShillong.
20+ leaders from across India came together to imagine, reflect, and co-create a playbook, crafted to empower aspiring entrepreneurs from the Region.
Here's how the 3 days of the journey unfolded👇🧵1/12

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@CarryProGear @IIMShillong @JaysoFoundation Here’s a quick recap video capturing all the incredible moments and energy from that week! 😇

[The UX Project @theuxproject_co]

AI x Startups x Education ThinkTank has officially kicked off @IIMShillong.
20+ leaders from across India came together to imagine, reflect, and co-create a playbook, crafted to empower aspiring entrepreneurs from the Region.
Here's how the 3 days of the journey unfolded👇🧵1/12

[The UX Project @theuxproject_co]

To every participant, team member & entrepreneur THANK YOU for the curiosity, energy & commitment you brought. Special thanks to our partners who made this possible:
🤝 @CarryProGear
🏫 @IIMShillong
🌱 @JaysoFoundation
Here's to building ecosystems, together! 🧵12/12

[The UX Project @theuxproject_co]

This time, we didn’t run a typical think tank.

We created a system where:

nature → observation → reflection → insight

And that changed the quality of the conversations.

That was The Himalayan Collective | Thinktank 4.0 for you all. Until next time! (9/9)

[The UX Project @theuxproject_co]

Most startup conversations happen in rooms. This one didn’t.

We took a group of founders to the Himalayas for The Himalayan Collective | Thinktank 4.0 in Rishikesh.
What emerged wasn’t networking.
It was perspective.

Here’s what we learned 🧵 (1/9)

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Simple activities reveal complex leadership truths: Day 3 was again a 5:00 AM visit to a waterfall, a hike with group movement under constraint.
After the activity, @ManAdMad shared insights focusing on:
• pacing decisions
• group dynamics
• leadership emergence
(8/9)

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Over the next few days at Thinktank 4.0, we will have:
• Entrepreneurship labs
• Mindfulness sessions
• Founder dialogues
• Ideas for mountain communities
Sometimes the best startup ideas don’t come from conferences. They emerge beside rivers and mountains.

[The UX Project @theuxproject_co]

A small group of founders, academic & industry leaders left their usual startup environments & came to the Himalayas.
No pitch decks.
No conference stages.
No panels.
Just conversations, mountains, & the river.
Welcome to The Himalayan Collective | Thinktank 4.0 in Rishikesh.🧵👇

[The UX Project @theuxproject_co]

Our next few days are fueled by Black Pole Coffee. Our trusted brewing partner. They will also be hosting a dedicated Coffee Brewing Workshop at our Thinktank.