There is time for learning. There is time for reflection. There is time for building systems patiently. And there is a time when delay itself becomes a cost. Today, without doubt, this is the time for Team Plantation. Story Telling is the rewarding project.
NV Paulose, Chairman, Global TV +91 98441 82044
Institutions, especially educational institutions, are standing at a critical junction. They are rich in people but poor in engagement. They are full of activity but short on meaningful participation. They hold enormous potential energy that remains largely untapped. The reason is not lack of intelligence or infrastructure. The reason is outdated thinking about growth, contribution, and success. Excellence is a Team Game.
For decades, we believed that progress comes from slow, elite driven, capital heavy models. Teak plantation is an appropriate metaphor for that mindset. It requires land, patience, money, and authority. It grows slowly and rewards only a few after many years. Teak has its place, but teak cannot address today’s challenges. Team Plantation can.
Why Team Plantation Matters Now
Team Plantation is not about waiting for value to mature. It is about activating value that already exists in people. Every student, teacher, administrator, and staff member carries skills, curiosity, and creative energy. What is missing largely today is not talent, but a system that invites massive participation. Isolated events are in plenty. The missing factors are connectivity, continuity and a larger purpose.
Team Plantation is easier to implement than teak plantation. It does not demand large capital investment. It demands clarity of roles, trust in people, and a willingness to decentralize action while centralizing direction. We should create something rewarding for everyone.
Most importantly, Team Plantation creates immediate rewards. Not only financial rewards, but psychological rewards such as belonging, purpose, and visibility. These rewards are especially important in educational institutions, where disengagement has become a silent epidemic. Every person is a centre of attraction in many ways.
From Mobile Addiction to Mobile Action
One of the most visible symptoms of disengagement today is mobile addiction. Institutions often treat this as a discipline problem. Phones are banned, restricted, or morally criticized. These measures fail because they fight the symptom, not the cause.
Young people are not addicted to mobiles. They are truly addicted to meaning, recognition, and creative expression. The mobile phone is simply the most accessible tool. The real shift needed is from mobile addiction to mobile action. Can mobiles used to create videos, write scripts, manage data, coordinate events, and communicate ideas? Then the same device becomes a productive instrument. The transformation does not happen through rules. It happens through roles.
Team Plantation Versus Teak Plantation
- Teak plantation depends on ownership. Team Plantation depends on participation. We can do massive works with Teams
- Teak plantation grows slowly. Team Plantation grows every day.
- Teak plantation rewards a few at the end. Team Plantation rewards many along the way. There is no one less rewarded, in fact.
- Teak plantation locks resources into land. Team Plantation creates wealth and circulates energy through people.
Educational institutions are not designed for teak plantation thinking. They are designed to be living ecosystems. Team Plantation aligns naturally with their purpose. Make your campus much more vibrant.
The Seven Roles That Create Living Institutions
A successful Team Plantation does not rely on hierarchy. It relies on clear and respected roles. The seven roles form a complete system that can scale from a classroom to an entire institution.
Action Dreamers. The Starting Force
Action Dreamers are the people who move first. They see possibilities and begin experimenting without waiting for permission. In many of the institutions, these are often students or young faculty who want to try something new. Lethargic people block and disengage them.
Action Dreamers’ role deserves maximum stress at the grassroots level. Without Action Dreamers, nothing begins. Institutions that consciously nurture Action Dreamers experience faster renewal and stronger relevance. At the master level, leadership must protect Action Dreamers from unnecessary obstruction. Even a small percentage of active Action Dreamers can transform the culture of an entire campus.
Best Communicators. The Alignment Force
Energy without clarity creates confusion. Best Communicators ensure that ideas are understood, feedback is heard, and everyone feels included. This role deserves stress across both grassroots and master teams. At the grassroots level, communicators build peer trust. At the master level, they shape institutional narrative and external perception.
In an age of information overload, clear communication is not optional. It is foundational. Everyone can be a contributor towards prosperity.
Team Leaders. The Enablers
Leadership today is not about control or credit. It is about making others effective. Team Leaders create safe environments, resolve tensions, and maintain continuity. This role deserves strong stress at the master team level. Poor leadership blocks energy. Good leadership multiplies it. Institutions rise or fall based on how well leaders enable teamwork. Right Leadership makes people appreciated and inspired.
Event Managers. The Momentum Builders
Institutions come alive through moments. Events are not formalities. They are catalysts for connection, learning, and pride.
Grassroots Event Managers create frequent, small-scale engagements. Master teams ensure rhythm, alignment, and institutional memory. Stress here should be on consistency rather than grandeur.
Video Editors. The Visibility Engine
What is not seen does not inspire. Video Editors convert everyday action into stories that motivate others. This role deserves high stress at the grassroots level because it directly converts mobile usage into productive output. With minimal training, many students and staff can become capable video editors, generating additional income and institutional visibility. We have a standard format set for campaigns.
Script Writers. The Structure Providers
Script Writers bring coherence. They define formats, messages, and models that can be repeated and scaled. This role deserves greater stress at the master team level. Without scripts, teams scatter. With scripts, teams move together with purpose. We should create purpose for doing all these initiatives. Purposes should match the interest of everyone.
Data Managers. The Hidden Connectors
Data Managers ensure that talent is not wasted. They track skills, participation, and availability so the right people meet the right opportunities. This role deserves quiet but continuous stress at both levels. Good data reduces guesswork and increases trust in decisions.
Master Teams and Grassroots Teams. Both Are Essential
Not all roles function equally at all levels. Grassroots teams generate volume, experimentation, and engagement. Master teams provide direction, standards, and continuity.
Institutions fail when they confuse these roles. They succeed when they allow grassroots freedom within master guidance.
Why Educational Institutions Must Lead This Shift
Educational institutions are uniquely positioned today to lead Team Plantation. They already have people, time, learning culture, and social legitimacy. When Team Plantation is adopted seriously, institutions shift from attendance to engagement, from syllabus delivery to skill ecosystems, from passive consumption to active creation.
This Is the Moment
There was a time for hierarchy. There was a time for waiting. There was a time for teak and capital investments. That time has passed.
Now is the time for Team Plantation. It is easier, faster, more inclusive, and more rewarding for institutions and every individual involved.
Team Plantation creates life where there is stagnation and purpose where there is distraction. Success today is not about standing alone. Success is about planting teams that grow together.
