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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Mahatma Gandhi and the heart and the soul of systematic innovation

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People admire Mahatma Gandhi for various reasons – leadership, philosophy, as a freedom fighter, as a social reformer etc. But for me, Gandh...
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Friday, January 29, 2010

Rigor and rhythm of innovation review: a P&G example

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How do you check the pulse of your innovation process? Well, I like what GE’s Jeff Immelt says in Game-changer : You known innovation is tak...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Architect of Quality: The autobiography of Dr. Joseph Juran

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I have a deep-rooted fascination for legendary practitioners who preach what they practice and vice versa. For me to find such a person, 4 t...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

8 characteristics of an effective idea mananagent system

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If “ 40 years, 20 million ideas ” is an in-depth narration of how one of the best idea systems in the world (Toyota) evolved over close to h...
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INSSAN Convention: sources & types of innovations and a good practice

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I wrote about the INSSAN Convention I attended last week where shop-floor innovators were the heroes. What were the sources and types of t...

INSSAN 20th Annual Convention: where shop-floor innovators are the heroes

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There are many forums where “man on the top” is celebrated. But not many where “man on the spot” – innovators at the shop floor carrying des...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Kodak: story of how George Eastman resolved the patent paradox

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In spite of owning a few hundred patents Edison struggled to make a profit from his electricity business. We called this paradox – patent p...
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