Category: Innovation

Jun 22 2017
Innovation

Jugaad – An act of Frugal Innovation

by Sudhir Shandilya
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I learned about the word “jugaad” while studying engineering at my alma mater in India. We used to use it while speaking in my native language Hindi and when faced...
Jun 22 2017
Innovation

From Just Yes to Aha

by Sudhir Shandilya
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A pre-conception that to innovate we need to deviate too far from the norm and from what we do in our regular jobs is not entirely true. If our actions...
Dec 02 2015
Innovation

Innovation and Business Process Excellence

by OpenInno
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While researching on ways to cross-pollinate business process excellence with the idea of innovation, I stumbled upon this article from Harvard Business Review  – The Customer-Centered Innovation Map. This outlines very...
Oct 08 2013
Innovation

Big data to fuel Innovation

by Sudhir Shandilya
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Innovation may have found a best buddy in big data. Data is omnipresent on pretty much everything that’s needed to run, sustain, and innovate in a business. For example, big...
Jan 07 2013
Innovation

Technology vs Information

by OpenInno
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It’s the mindset that every employee in your organization need to inculcate i.e. information should always precede technology. Focusing just on technoloy forces a culture that is change resistant, however focus on...
Nov 13 2011
General, Innovation

Shared Value

by Sudhir Shandilya
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Heard Michael Porter, strategy guru, today at Babson forum. It amazes me how well he simplifies and puts things in perspective. It makes so much sense that we need to re-think...