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Friday, December 31, 2010

Giants of Enterprise: My favorite read of 2010

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It has been almost a year since I first read Richard Tedlow’s “ Giants of Enterprise ” and I still haven’t got over the hangover. Several ti...
Friday, December 24, 2010

4 characteristics of an innovative culture

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Last week I made a presentation on “Role of a manager as an innovation catalyst” to 50 odd managers at their company’s offsite. One manager ...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

When does an intervention begin? Story of Dr. Kiran Bedi’s first day at Tihar Jail

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My engagement with my clients is called an intervention. It is similar to your doctor or fitness coach intervening in your regular routin...
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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Killing an idea: The good, the bad and the ugly way

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If you are serious about innovation, then killing an idea should be normal. And even if you feel, you don’t kill ideas, chances are high ide...
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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Searching the source of "low-cost car" idea in India

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“Don’t go looking for the source of a river” goes a saying in my mother tongue – Marathi. A BBC documentary does exactly that as it traces ...
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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Electronic Voting Machine: An innovation from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

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Imagine you are designing a product that will be used by several hundred million users within a matter of a few days. What do you think woul...
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Thursday, October 14, 2010

What legends learn from gambling: Warren Buffett & the Rules of the Racetrack

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I don’t gamble. At least that is what I would have liked to believe. “Nice people don’t gamble” is what I was told in school and at home. Bu...
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