May the elements of creation dwell within me in perfection.
May the greatest thing that can be in the world be created by me, by us, by all living beings.
I honor this divine potential manifested by Shiva for universal benefit. “
– (Panchakshri Mantra.)
Time is a great tool of transformation that experiences our four stages of life and defines our entire life on an unlimited cosmic platform. Time is eternal, created from the breath of a divine energy that nourishes the cosmos. We have even seen nature being used as little tools in the hands of Eternal time. Be it those fiery tremors, sweeping tsunamis, earthquake sensations or volcano fury that we have witnessed all these natural disasters that take place on earth.
Mythology claims that God is beyond time, form, space, sound and has the power to create or destroy time and the universe in a fraction of seconds.
God Shiva is the lord of eternity, full of life in command of the powers of destruction and transformative creation. He is seen in his tremendous avatar of Rudra, as a destructive form of almighty, destroying everything into nothing. Shiva has done such destruction countless times in different ways, subtle or harsh, but still, while recreating the world perfectly, we can never understand whether he destroyed or recreated it. He plays the role of a goldsmith dissolving existing jewelry to recreate purer gold that can be used to create another ornament with exquisite design and precision.
Shiva represents the higher self, where one is willing to transcend and evolve into cosmic existence.
Shiv, in a true sense, is the primitive pioneer of evolutionary energy and innovation.
Innovation is introducing new products to the market to face survival times. Not just organizations, but countries and continents are competing to build a solid culture of innovation that opens the doors to sustainable performance. In the future, even individuals innovate by learning new skills, developing personality, knowledge and integrating innovation in their domain to be more recognized and successful.
With more than ten types of innovation on the market, disruptive innovation is an innovation that disrupts existing agreements and brings more enhancements or value-added advantages to better recreate. The characteristics are derived from the user research process aimed at a specific consumer base to provide a defined framework in the broad nomenclature of disruptive innovation.
Tandava is a vigorous form of the Shiva dance that dissolves to recreate the process of creation, preservation, disruption and recreation in the universe. The tool is a symbol of life cycles that includes creating and destroying as the daily rhythm of life and death. This is how the Tandava Tool can balance this perishable world. Tandava is Shiva’s powerful tool of disruptive innovation for the sustenance of the new creation.
Shiva’s crescent moon indicates that we must have a perfect thought process and be alert to the environment around us. This quality is of importance to innovators, as they need to have complete knowledge of the market and be alert to market movement. Moon denotes that innovators must think a hundred times and then step forward.
Shiva is sitting or wrapped in a tiger’s skin in his meditative trance contemplating his next creative cycle. Tiger skin represents a high potential energy in the wearer that is expected to be a most important attribute of an innovator. The potential energy of the innovator must be a vital aspect that drives the entire innovation process in a potential way to achieve the goal.
Thomas Edison, the Wright brothers, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Sergey Bin, Bill Gates and many others who delivered what they envisioned based on their potential.
Kamandalu, a container containing nectar is always seen on the ground next to Shiva. This Kamandalu is not made from gold or silver, but from a dried pumpkin, similarly, innovators should focus on using natural resources, caring for the environment, conserving energy, and ensuring sustainability is a point of focus. main when innovation is created.
The hourglass drum is a combination of two triangles separated by a thin line structure. The drum known as the damru provides sound for the Tandava dance. The sound of the drum is only heard in deep meditation. For an innovator, this drum is a tool for user research in which the innovator needs to listen to the user’s needs, the preference for deep attention and empathy.
The Ganges flowing from Shiva’s long, sensual copper tangled braids denotes exuberance, fertility, and a noble cause of sustaining life on earth. Innovation must be done with good humor, liveliness and enthusiasm, but the philosophy of human well-being must be considered for the well-being of humans and society.
The necklace of snakes and the Rudrakshas represent law, order and justice, which are the foundations of any science, including the science of disruption. Innovation must not violate well-being or harmony in the environment.
Trident represents action, willpower and knowledge, the three essential qualities of every disruptive innovator. The innovator must possess the ability to turn ideas into action with tremendous willpower and expert knowledge.
Nandi, your bull is still waiting for Shiva to wake up from meditation, listening to the cosmos. Eliminate ignorance; bequeath wisdom to the followers of Shiva. This is how the innovator should educate; convince users about the purpose of the innovation and how we can mutually advance the invention.
His dance in the hot red flames, rising from his tongue and his left hand, tells us that everything will be consumed over a period of time and therefore we must keep up.
Lord Shiv and his Shiv-tattav (principles), the power of reproduction are actually also the elements of disruptive innovation. As we connect these incredible cosmic symbols, myths, and tools with the science of disruptive innovation, it is clearly visible that the God of Destruction is the original pioneer of disruptive innovation.
“Whatever the origins of Shiv, as described in the sacred puranas and vedas, the inherent characteristics within him and the role played in the cosmic activity of the universe, can clearly be considered as an art or science of disruptive innovation.”