About Shaping Tomorrow as an Organization :
As an organization into the business of "inventing the future", Shaping Tomorrow has itself been designed in the image of organizations of tomorrow, keeping in mind the "future of work"; a significant part being virtual, with experts drawn from the "gig economy" for "project-based" engagement, instead of the traditional "period-based" mode, treating them as partners and not employees.
Shaping Tomorrow has been, and continues to be involved in a number of diverse initiatives in sync with its Vision and Mission. In September, 2015 the Government of Assam accepted the suggestions of Shaping Tomorrow in regard to a new kind of Governance Architecture, and also the suggestion to take up this transformational initiative around the theme of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Shaping Tomorrow worked with the State Government and UN Agencies for implementation of SDGs, resulting in the work being appreciated by the then UN Secretary General, and his Adviser Jeffery Sachs, themselves. It also worked on specific initiatives with different Ministries/ Departments in Government of India, focussing on introduction of new / disruptive technologies and organizational reforms. It has also mentored and engaged with new start-ups.
In early years, Shaping Tomorrow partnered with the Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur to organize a number of international events/ conferences/ roundtables on competition law, consumer protection etc. The two also jointly undertook a major study on consumer protection for Department of Consumer Affairs, suggesting innovative strategies for more effective consumer welfare, and reorganizing the institutional infrastructure for present and future challenges.
From 2019, we took a policy decision to provide pro bono support to institutions and community in understanding and integrating exponential technologies in their functioning. Our initial focus has been on awareness building about the implications and impact of these technologies on the world and societies. Since then, a significant part of our work has been in this direction.
The five centres in Shaping Tomorrow are engaged across a wide spectrum of activities in sync with its aspirational mission. More and more high quality people are joining to walk with it on its journey to shape a better tomorrow, moving together in the direction of Shaping Tomorrow becoming a powerful thought-leader and an effective partnership platform for delivering transformational outcomes.