Prasad Kaipa
School: Organizational Leadership and Transformation
Curriculum Vitae
Upcoming Presentations and Public Addresses
- I make about 5-10 presentations each quarter. Here are some for the April - June, 2004 period.
- April 2, 9, 15: Gita and Leadership—Lessons from spiritual traditions; 7-9 pm 268 E. Hamilton Avenue, Suite D, Campbell, CA. Open for public. RSVP required Sangeethasampath@yahoo.com
- April 4: What brings Success: A motivational workshop for Teenagers; 3-5 pm in Sunnyvale, CA. Open for public. To register, email: hyf@hssworld.org
- April 16: Yoga and Leadership – Inauguration of Yoga Instructors Camp, 7-9 pm Union City. Organized by Yoga Bharati. For more information contact venkat@yogabharati.org
- April 23: How to be an Effective CEO: Lessons from Hindu Traditions; 2-5 pm in Orlando, Florida for CEOs and board members -- by Invitation only. For Information, contact Dr. K. C. Gupta, President, Hindu University of America (gupta@hindu-university.edu).
- April 26-28: Executives in (inter)action: Dynamics of Org. DNA and Culture: in Brussels, Belgium. Organized by Leader Academy. For more information, contact Domien Van Gool (dvangool@leaderacademy.com).
- May 14: Developing Entrepreneurs in Your Region, TIECON-2004 -- Annual international conference of TIE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), Santa Clara, CA. For more information, go to http://tiesv.org/site/Events/TiEcon_2004/view.
- June 20-24: Transforming Mindsets and Developing Leaders: A course on Igniting natural Genius – in Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India. For more information, contact Prasad Deshpande (prasad_deshpande@isb.edu).
Degrees, Discipline, Year, Institution
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Current Projects and Professional Activities
Currently, I am splitting my time in three areas: 1. Research and teaching (more about it in research interests) 2. Contribution in the areas of a) entrepreneurial education -- set up entrepreneur Institute for Indian business leaders group in the Silicon valley that had over 2000 participants in past 18 months. b) organizational learning -- as a trustee, helping to redesign Society for Organizational Learning. c) Recontextualization of Hindu spiritual texts for 21st century application – giving over 20 talks a year on practical application of Bhagavadgita, Upanishads, Yoga and Puranas. 3. Consulting and coaching CEOs, board members and senior executives – I am working with half a dozen executives and entrepreneurs to be effective, innovative and successful. In addition, I am sitting on the boards of Ankhen, inc, Intertec Communications, Spirit of India.com and Hindu University of America.
Current Publications
Kaipa, Prasad, Milus, Tom and Dannemiller, Kathleen; “Mapping the Organizational DNA: A Living System Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions” in William Rothwell (ed)
Significant Publications
Kaipa, Prasad, Milus, Tom and Dannemiller, Kathleen; “Mapping the Organizational DNA: A Living System Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions” in William Rothwell (ed), Roland Sullivan(Ed) and Gary N. McLean in Practicing Organizational Development: A Guide for Consultants 2nd Edition ( in print 2004)
Kaipa, Prasad Discontinuous Learning: Reflections on Aligning Self and Work Vinayaka Media, Palo Alto (to be published in 2004)
Botkin, Jim and Kaipa, Prasad “Putting it All Together: A Business Perspective on Web-based Learning” in Thomas M. Duffy & Jamie R. Kirkley (Eds) Learner Centered Theory and Practice in Distance Education Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates. (2003)
Important Conference Presentations
- Inaugural address at the Army Knowledge Symposium, Valley Forge -- Aug. 13, 2003 -- Learning Organization and Knowledge Architecture for the 21st Century
- A presentation at the Bridging the Gap between Spirituality and Business – Conference, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University on March 9, 2001 -- Strategic Decision Making and Discernment
- A presentation at the Best in The West Conference on April 26, 2002. -- Igniting Your Natural Genius
- A presentation at Network for Academic Renewal Conference - Spirituality And Learning: Redefining Meaning, Value, and Inclusion in Higher Education on April 19, 2002 -- Spirituality and Management Education
- A presentation at the Society for Organizational Learning Annual Meeting June 21, 2001 – Mapping the Organizational DNA
- A keynote to Annual Conference of National Institute of Personnel Management, Mumbai, India Feb. 2, 2000 – Leveraging Human Capital for Industrial Growth
Research Interests
I have been focusing on the areas of discontinuous or transformational learning and thinking; spirituality and leadership; and innovation. All of them are ultimately connected – it is about transformation of human beings in the current context. To expand, when there is a discontinuity like a near-death experience, a major unexpected success or a failure occurs, for many people mindsets are altered. Such experiences could lead to transformed way of learning and living. Is it possible to design experiences that allow for truly changed mindsets? How do we help people to transform if it truly is an inside-out process? How do we design environments for people to observe their current mindsets and choose? Similarly, I am convinced after 15 years of research that we rarely think even though we have millions of thoughts. What provokes true and original thinking? Is it possible to jar people to get into thinking and not just get caught up with their thoughts? What do spiritual traditions really teach us? How valid are principles and guidelines designed thousands of years ago? How do they help us to lead ourselves and others? What is the role of technology? – You can see where I am going with these questions…
Expertise Working with Saybrook Students
Helping Students to think and clarify their areas of interest, passion and focus. Make connections and think holistically and systemically. Tap into their expertise and genius
Research Expertise
Research Expertise Rating Guide:
- studied in a class or have read intensively on my own
- special training in the form of a workshop or equivalent
- taught a class in, or supervised research using this method (research practicum, on a dissertation or master's committee
- used in research myself
- published or presented at conferences my research using this method
Methods Traditionally Considered As Quantitative (But Need Not Be)
| Laboratory Research |
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| Field Experiments |
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| Randomized Controlled Clinical |
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| Quasi-experimental methods |
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| Correlational Methods |
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Methods That Could Use Quantitative Or Qualitative Methods
| Action Research |
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| Survey Research |
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| Interview Research |
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| Observational Research |
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| Epidemiological Research |
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| Ethnography |
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| Focus Groups |
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| Self-Observational Methods |
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| Narrative Methods |
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| Feminist Methods |
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| Content Analysis |
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| Discovery-Oriented (psychotherapy) |
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| Events paradigm (psychotherapy) |
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| Archival Research |
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| Case History Methods |
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| Appreciative Inquiry |
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| Multiple Case Depth Research |
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| Hermeneutic Single Case Efficacy Design |
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| Longitudinal research |
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| Cross-sectional research |
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Methods Primarily Associated With Qualitative Research (But May Also Use Quantitative)
| Ethnoautobiographical research |
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| Hermeneutics |
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| Grounded Theory |
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| Phenomenology |
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| Heuristic Research |
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Types of Analysis
| Simple Parametric Statistics (t-test, etc.) |
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| Confidence intervals |
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| Analysis of Variance (including MANOVA) |
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| Analysis of Covariance |
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| Regression (including multiple regression) |
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| Discriminant Function Analysis |
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| Structural Equation Modeling/Path Analysis |
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| Causal Modeling |
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| Cluster Analysis |
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| Survival Analysis |
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| Nonparametrics |
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| Bayesian Analysis |
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| Meta-analysis and effect sizes |
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| Factor Analysis |
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| Time series analysis |
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| Multidimensional scaling |
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