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- UPDATED LIVE SESSIONS -
*5 seats only Masterclass*
3 live sessions on becoming an effective leader in research.
February 14th, 21st , 28th (Saturdays), 2026
2 hours each. 8:30 AM EDT, 1:30 PM BST, 2:30 PM CEST, 6:00 PM IST, 8:30 PM SGT
This masterclass addresses:
1) Building Research Identity & Leadership
2) Mastery in your research domain
With seemingly constant conflict and debate, long-standing crises in universities, and the rise of mass-generated information, research leadership with clarity and integrity is more valuable than ever.
1. Build clarity about Models of Research and Leadership
2. Learn how the Crisis in Universities affects your Research
3. Identify the World you're trying to Change
4. Use Frameworks and concepts of Life
5. Gain from Examples on Research Complexity and Credibility
6. Work through Exercises to identify a Path to Mastery
1. LIVE ONLINE WEEKEND CLASS
3 Saturdays, no filler. (2 hours each).
What you need to know and how to implement it-
Get your questions answered live.
2. HOLISTIC APPROACH
There's more to life than research.
Inspiration from both cutting edge Institutional and Evolutionary Economics and ancient Indian Knowledge Systems will give you practical ways of planning your day to day, and assessing your life as an intellectual that will serve you far beyond this masterclass.
3. REAL WORLD APPLICATION
From a person who is currently active in and outside universities.
You get tools only from what is actually working, including depth, dialogue and policy design.
The course emphasizes the crucial role of mental models, knowledge in society, systems of learning, navigating risk and uncertainty, and habit formation.
4. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Nations, skills, and disciplines have changed.
This class gives insights from Prof. Srinivas's work around the globe, and professional insights on pressures in (and solutions to) complex problems.
One Personal Call with Dr. Srinivas
Within 1 month of the class
to discuss your new plans
Email support
For the entire masterclass
and up to 1 month afterwards
to make sure you have your answer.
First Preference
For all Custom Coaching
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Smita Srinivas is a globally influential thinker. She specializes in economic development with a unique combination of scholarly and practical impact areas of economic development including technological innovation, industrial policy, knowledge and culture. She is a frequently invited global expert to a wide range of organizations.
She is the recipient of the Joan Robinson Prize (formerly Myrdal Prize) in 2015 by the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) and recognized as the 2021 Clarence E. Ayres Scholar from the Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE), USA, “[..] to an international scholar for outstanding work in the area of institutional economics.”
She holds a Ph.D. from MIT in economic development and technology planning, numerous fellowships at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and prior degrees in math and physics. She brings over 3 decades in research and policy analysis, and rich experience teaching in the world’s leading universities, with collaborations in multiple departments and centers.
Prof. Srinivas has held full-time Professor, Fellow, Visiting and Honorary Professor appointments in the world’s leading universities. These include at Columbia University, Harvard University, the Open University UK, the London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London, the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR), the Indian Institute of Science, and multiple think tanks.
""The masterclass prompted some of the sharpest reflections I’ve had in a long time, while also pushing me gently but firmly out of my comfort zone. It clarified how essential the early-career phase of research is for building a strong correspondence with the self and offered practical tools to reflect on and actively craft one’s practice of knowledge production. The Abhyasas do this particularly well, while also carrying a baseline sensitivity to the shared hurdles and uncertainties that often shape early-career scholarly work.
I hadn’t realised that what I was searching for at the end of my PhD was courage and the capacity to hold it. This learning has been a vital reminder of that, while also attuning me to the conditions that sustain it, including collaboration, companionship, and the organisation of the self. I’m deeply grateful for the flexibility and care with which the course was supported.""
"The Master Class has helped me become more strategic about both my research and my research career. Working at a policy think tank, one of the challenges we often grapple with is assessing the value our research creates- whether it reaches the intended audience and resonates with them. The Master Class’s emphasis on being deliberate about the contribution one’s research makes, and on consciously building pathways to the right audiences, has enabled me to position my work more strategically.
The Master Class also thoughtfully challenges the superficial distinction between work and life, offering useful frameworks to situate one’s work within the broader context of one’s life. This has helped me gain greater clarity about my inclinations as a researcher and reflect on whether I am on the right path. Finally, the opportunity to interact with Prof. Smita Srinivas has been immensely valuable for mid-career professionals like me. Her mentorship and advice are grounded in lived experience, shaped by her lifelong journey as a researcher. What is particularly refreshing about Prof. Srinivas is her orientation towards her mentees. She is extremely approachable and demonstrates a genuine commitment to nurturing the next generation of policy thinkers who are anchored in their cultural context, both personally and professionally."
"Thank you for such an insightful session. Prof. Srinivas explained complex ideas in a way that was easy to understand, especially for early career researchers. Her clarity and depth of knowledge truly reflect her expertise and made the discussion very engaging."
"Her insights regarding holding on to one’s research ideas and continually working to refine them resonated with me. I was particularly thankful for reminding me the need to engage with interdisciplinary reading, especially reading sociology and philosophy. [..] Thank you for such an insightful session and looking forward for more sessions that remind us the true essence of research."
"I liked how Prof Srinivas’ talk on the journey to and from research questions drew attention to the flows of a life in research. Her emphasis on developing the discernment to gauge one’s capacities to build a life in research or learning to recognise the kind of research one is interested in and the institution that would be the right fit for it, are all valuable for any ECR to trying to make up her mind on choosing to be professional/academic researcher [...]
Knowing sooner that the key to being a researcher is essentially to go beyond the status of intelligence it confers or an interest in critical ideas, to embrace the imperative of contributing to the body of knowledge, would have made my own journey as a researcher far more intentional [...]
In the crazy project and grant writing cycles that one works in, this talk was a breath of fresh air. It helped slow things down, allowed for much-needed reflection and offered the intellectual depth that one misses deeply in the work environments of professionalised research."
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