tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003076573972458673.post6708387158508024076..comments2024-03-18T15:56:25.386+05:30Comments on Catalign Innovation Consulting: From Jugaad to systematic innovation: A book launch experience at IIM BangaloreVinay Dabholkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02007011866370283276noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003076573972458673.post-3228422224050559982010-02-10T16:53:00.439+05:302010-02-10T16:53:00.439+05:30Thanks VPD for documenting this, it was a very liv...Thanks VPD for documenting this, it was a very lively book launch with two engaging speakers. Two comments:<br /><br />1) Mr. Bagchi compared Prof. Rishi to Yves Doz, and hailed him as a "sense-maker of our times". I really liked this analogy of sense-making within the times, as it is a tough task to make sense of a complex changing world, in the context of the past and the future, and someone who can do that certainly makes a contribution. More on Yves Doz at http://www.insead.edu/facultyresearch/faculty/profiles/ydoz/). The way I interpret Yves Doz's framework is to look at it as layers addressing needs of the matter, mind and spirit corresponding to engineering, experiential and existential levels. Sony is successful because they have gone into the existential layer, as per Mr. Bagchi, when they get into the "who is the enjoyer?" mode when they picturize a teenage customer wriggling in baggy pants.<br /><br />2) The key take away for me was the concluding note on Dialogue vs. Debate by Mr. Bagchi. New ideas require nurturing. You cannot build a house by shooting at the hand that pick up the bricks, assuming it will help you make a strong house. Debate is a killer as far as innovation is concerned, whereas dialogue is a process of engaging constructive ideas and building them further. India had a rich tradition of dialogue according to Mr. Bagchi, whereas we are now all argumentative Indians engaging mostly in destructive debates. Although in my view India actually had a specialised tradition of dialogue as Q&A form, and rich debate traditions as well, I still think the Debate vs. Dialogue [debate? :-)] raises a very valid point as far as nurturing innovation is concerned.<br /><br />Best wishes!<br />Ramya TVRamya TVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469653007793390159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003076573972458673.post-74228512162897856092010-02-09T19:33:52.647+05:302010-02-09T19:33:52.647+05:30I haven't read the book but will do. I'd ...I haven't read the book but will do. I'd love to meet Rishi again, it's been a while. In my view, Innovation is born out of pain and necessity. And an attitude of I won't take this and workaround it but I want it the way I want it. The notion of an assertive consumer culture that wont take no for an answer is a pre-requisite. Here in India, we've grown to accomodate and workaround very well and are just beginning to act consumerist. But then, maybe this is where we have an edge - just good enough innovation.Vijay Anandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487634575489545310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003076573972458673.post-19061688717058692652010-02-09T15:17:21.740+05:302010-02-09T15:17:21.740+05:30I couldn't understand much of the three layers...I couldn't understand much of the three layers viz. Engg, Experiential and Existential. Are these mutually exclusive or are they a natural progression?<br />My view is- India lack a culture that encourages risk taking and long termish view. For those who can morphy the climate around, do come up with sustained innovations. For most others, it remains a one off spark.Pavan Sonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15852870742318370251noreply@blogger.com