Hrridaysh Deshpande

Current

Director at Elepantversity Institute of Innovation
Head: Education/Training/Content at Elephant Strategy + Design
Management at KCE Society, Jalgaon

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Past

Member - Governing Council at Vishwakarma Institutes
Founder Director at Creative-i College
Consultant at Global Indian International School, Pimpri

Director at Multiversity School of Professional Engineering
Director at City International School
Director at Hi-Tech Educational Group

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Education

Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Connections

86 connections

Industry

Higher Education

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Hrridaysh Deshpande’s Summary

I am setting up an Innovation program for professionals grounded in the notion of "Design Thinking"

For last 14 years, I have been in the field of education. Throughout my journey I have successfully introduced many new and innovative ideas in the field of Higher & Technical Education as well as School Education. I have been an education entrepreneur where I established and run the organizations from scratch ensuring access for everyone and quality for the enrolled. I am a computer engineer by qualification, but never wrote a single line of software code.

I have been responsible for establishment, overall strategy, implementation and daily issues of running educational institution of wide variety such as Schools, Engineering Colleges, Management Institutes and institutes offering education in niche areas such as Fire Engineering, Safety Engineering, Printing Engineering, etc.

I founded Creative-i College, in 2004 which was one of the first private initiatives in the field of Design Education. I was also instrumental in establishing a post graduate program in engineering design.

Out of my love for education, I advise at Khandesh College Education Society, Jalgaon in the areas of strategy, promotions & mentor new KCE institutions. KCE Society is a 60 year old institution with more than 14000 students.

All in all I can say about me is that I am an experienced, enthusiastic, and energetic educator who is passionately committed to education and capable of expanding the limits of traditional pedagogy through the development and realization of a unique integrative and interdisciplinary curriculum.

Hrridaysh Deshpande’s Specialties:

Innovation, Setting up of Institutions, Strategic Planning, Strategic Alliances, Education Management

Hrridaysh Deshpande’s Experience

Director

Elepantversity Institute of Innovation

(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

April 2008 — Present (4 months)

Elephantversity's Masters’ of Innovation program’s core philosophy is grounded in the notion of 'design thinking' as an essential catalyst in transforming and enabling business. The program allows practicing professionals to up skill while studying part-time.

Our advisors are Atul Kirloskar, Managing Director, Kirloskar Oil Engines, India, Debera Johnson, Director, Pratt Design Incubator, USA, Eero Miettinen, Group Design Director, Nokia Design, Finland, Garry K. VanPatter, Founding Partner Humantific and Co-Founder of NextDesign Leadership Institute, USA, Jacob Mathew, Founder, Idiom Design & Consulting Ltd., India, Larry Liefer, Founder Stanford D-School & Director of the Centre for Design Research, Stanford University, Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto Ltd., India, Ravi Sawhney, Founder, RKS Design, USA, Shrikant Nivsarkar, President, International Federation of Interior Architects, Uday Dandavate, Sonicrim
Head: Education/Training/Content

Elephant Strategy + Design

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Design industry)

April 2008 — Present (4 months)

Elephant Strategy + Design is India's leading Design Company. Established 19 years ago it has made a unique mark in Indian and International Design Scenario.

It is a multidisciplinary design office that has created, redefined, and repositioned several brands across a wide variety of industry segments.

More information can be had on http://www.elephantdesign.com
Management

KCE Society, Jalgaon

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

May 2004 — Present (4 years 3 months)

KCE - Khandesh College Education Society's roots go back to 1945 when Moolje Jaitha College, Jalgaon was established. Today, Khandesh College Education Society is an eminent educational institution in Maharashtra occupying 38 acres of land and thousands of square feet of buildings and facilities with combined student strength of 7000 students.

KCE Society is an amalgam of 11 institutions such as MJ Arts, Science & Commerce College (1945), College of Education (1965), SS Maniyar Law College (1970), Institute of Management & Research (IMR – 1986, College of Engineering & Technology (2000), etc. Our MJ College is a NAAC Grade A College & has been selected by UGC as “College with Potential for Excellence”. Our website is www.kces.in.
Member - Governing Council

Vishwakarma Institutes

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

June 2007 — April 2008 (11 months)

Vishwakarma Institutes are the most sought after institutes in Pune offering various programs for over two decades. Our institutes viz. Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology (VIIT), Vishwakarma Institute of Management (VIM), Vishwakarma Institute of Health Sciences and Research (VIHSR) offer instruction in the field of Engineering, Management, IT and now Health Sciences. These institutes have built an unparallel reputation of offering quality education to over 7000 students.
Founder Director

Creative-i College

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

April 2004 — June 2007 (3 years 3 months)

I founded and created Creative-i College, one of India's few Design Education insitution. Creative-i College offered Bachelor's education in Digital Arts, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Product Design and Mass Communication. More information can be had from www.creativei.info
Consultant

Global Indian International School, Pimpri

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

September 2006 — May 2007 (9 months)

I helped setup Global Indian International School at Pimpri, Pune. The school is a part of Global Indian International School network headquartered at Singapore.
Director

Multiversity School of Professional Engineering

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

January 2006 — January 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Multiversity School of Professional Engineering was an institution offering Post Graduate Course in Engineering Design for graduate engineers.

Multiversity is an institution founded by Padmashree Dr. Vijay Bhatkar to bring about fundamental transformation in Education.

I created the entire concept, course contents and executed it.
Director

City International School

(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

January 2000 — April 2004 (4 years 4 months)

I was the founder director at City International Schools. When I left there were 5 schools by the name City International School at Pune and Mumbai. Schools at Pune are located at Aundh, Wanowrie, Pimpri and Pune Satara Road, and follows CBSE curriculum. School at Mumbai is located at Andheri (W), Mumbai and follows ICSE curriculum. All these schools serves grades Nursery, Junior KG, Senior KG, 1'st to 10'th. One unique prep school is located at Camp; Pune by the name City Prep School serving grades Playgroup, Nursery, Jr. KG, Sr. KG.

City International School is a progressive, child centered, and co-educational private school, committed to providing quality education for all its students. The school strives for educational innovation, and academic excellence.
Director

Hi-Tech Educational Group

(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

January 1994 — March 2004 (10 years 3 months)

Hi-Tech Educational Group comprises of following educational institutions:

College of Hi - Tech Engineering, at Pune , Mumbai and Ahmedabad; conducting degree level and diploma courses in Engineering

Institute of Management and Technology, Pune

International Institute of Fire Engineering, Safety & Security Management, Pune

College of Paramedical Sciences at Pune and Aurangabad conducting courses in Allied Health Sciences viz. Bachelors courses in Physiotherapy, Medical Lab Technology, Optometry, Hospital Management, Dietetics and Nutrition and Pharma Sales Management.

Printing Engineering & Graphics School -Pune

NICE Computer Education – A computer training institute having 5 branches conducting various training courses from 01 month to 18 month duration in Hardware and Software

Approx. 5000 students were studying with this group with faculty strength of 210.