Our Blog
Updates, thoughts, and articles from the Manaspurti team.
The Most Important Feature is Listening
In product development, teams can spend months debating features, arguing over design choices, and optimizing code. But the most valuable insights often lie outside the walls of the office. They reside in the hands and minds of the people who actually use the product.
Beyond 'Smart': Building Cities That Are Wise
The term “Smart City” conjures images of a hyper-efficient metropolis, a network of sensors and algorithms optimizing everything from traffic flow to energy consumption. This vision of efficiency is powerful and important, but we believe it is incomplete. A city can be smart, yet still feel isolating, inequitable, or unsustainable.
Designed for Collaboration: Why Our Structure Breaks Down Walls
A company’s organizational chart is more than just a map of who reports to whom; it is the architecture of its communication. A poorly designed structure creates silos, where teams become isolated, knowledge is hoarded, and innovation stagnates. A well-designed structure, on the other hand, can act as a catalyst for collaboration and creativity.
Human-Centered AI: Our Framework for Ethical Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence is poised to become one of the most transformative technologies in human history. It has the potential to help us solve immense challenges in science, health, and sustainability. But like any powerful tool, it comes with significant responsibilities. AI systems, if not designed with care, can perpetuate biases, make opaque decisions, and undermine human autonomy.
The End of Waste: Technology's Role in a Circular Economy
For the past century, our global economy has operated on a simple, linear model: we take resources from the earth, make them into products, and then, when we’re done with them, we throw them away. This “take-make-dispose” system has fueled incredible growth, but it is fundamentally unsustainable. It is depleting our natural resources and filling our planet with waste.
Beyond Perks: What It Means to Build a Secure Environment for Creatives
The tech industry is famous for its office perks. From gourmet chefs and massage chairs to elaborate game rooms, companies invest millions in creating an attractive workplace. These benefits are enjoyable, but they are ultimately superficial. They don’t address the single most important factor for unlocking creative and innovative work: psychological safety.
Why We Contribute to Open Source: Progress is a Shared Endeavor
In the competitive landscape of technology, knowledge is often treated as a closely guarded secret. Companies build proprietary systems behind closed walls, viewing their code as a competitive advantage to be protected at all costs.
From Treatment to Wellness: How Technology Can Power Preventative Health
For most of us, the healthcare system is something we interact with only when we are sick. It is a system of reaction—a powerful and often miraculous machine for diagnosing and treating illness after it has already occurred.
The Interview Question We Always Ask (And Why It Has Nothing to Do with Code)
In any technical interview, you can expect certain questions. “Describe the architecture of a system you built.” “How would you solve this specific algorithm challenge?” “What are your preferred programming languages?” These are important questions that help us gauge technical competency.
Designing for Dignity: Our Human-Centered Approach to Product
What is the purpose of design? A common answer is “to solve the user’s problem.” This is true, but we believe it is incomplete. A design can solve a problem while still being confusing, disrespectful, or disempowering.
Can Entertainment Be a Force for Good?
Entertainment is one of the most powerful forces in modern culture. The games we play and the media we consume shape our perspectives, influence our interactions, and occupy a significant portion of our time. Yet, so much of the digital entertainment landscape is designed around a narrow set of goals: maximizing engagement time, driving in-app purchases, and fostering addictive loops.
Efficiency Isn't About Cutting Corners—It's About Respecting Effort
In the tech industry, the pursuit of efficiency can often feel ruthless. It can mean automating jobs, rushing deadlines, and prioritizing speed over quality. This approach treats efficiency as a cold calculation—a way to extract maximum output from minimum input.
Writing Code That Lasts: The Principles of Sustainable Engineering
In the world of software development, there is a powerful concept known as “technical debt.” It’s the implied cost of rework caused by choosing an easy, limited solution now instead of using a better approach that would take longer. Like financial debt, it accrues interest, making future changes more difficult, more time-consuming, and more prone to error.
Beyond the Classroom: A Blueprint for Lifelong Learning
For generations, education has been viewed as a phase of life—a period of intense learning in our youth designed to prepare us for a career. In a world of rapid technological and social change, this model is breaking down. The skills required for tomorrow are constantly evolving, and the need to learn, unlearn, and relearn is becoming a lifelong necessity.
Why We're Transparent About Our Failures
The modern corporate world is obsessed with the image of perfection. Success stories are amplified, while missteps, flawed strategies, and failed experiments are quietly buried. This creates a culture of fear, where the pressure to appear infallible stifles the very creativity needed to innovate.
The Freedom to Create: Why Security is the Foundation of Innovation
I have long been fascinated by a fundamental paradox in human nature: we are capable of incredible creativity and boundless ingenuity, yet so much of that potential is constrained by the basic, persistent need for security. When we are worried about our livelihood, our stability, and our future, our minds are not free to dream, explore, and build what’s next. Fear is a powerful motivator, but it is a poor architect of the future.
The Journey Matters: A Vision for Humane Transportation
For many, modern transportation is a source of daily stress. We sit in traffic, navigate crowded public transit, and worry about our environmental impact. The system is a marvel of engineering, yet it often feels impersonal, inefficient, and isolating. It is designed to move vehicles, not necessarily to serve people.
The Currency of the Future: Why We Treat Data as a Relationship, Not a Resource
In the modern digital economy, a common saying has emerged: “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” This reflects a widespread model where user data is a resource to be mined, packaged, and sold. It’s a model that has connected the world, but often at the cost of privacy and trust.
Building a Team for a Better Tomorrow: Our Search for Character and Commitment
Most companies hire for skills. They look for the right keywords on a resume, the right list of past employers, the right technical certifications. While expertise is important, we believe it’s only part of the story.
Rethinking Our Daily Bread: How Technology Can Build a Conscious Food System
Every year, nearly a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. At the same time, millions struggle with food insecurity. This isn’t just a logistical failure; it’s a profound disconnect in a system designed for bulk efficiency rather than conscious consumption.
More Than a Name: The Philosophy of Manaspurti
What’s in a name? For some, it’s a label. For us, it’s our constitution.