Lose some…Win 'em all.!
Here’s a nice post by Nikki Anderson for anyone who’s debated whether innovators and designers should ask users for innovative solutions to their challenges, or if crafting the solution is solely the innovator or designer’s…
Over the decades, many business leaders have shifted their mindset, from building companies that are 'built to last,” as Porras and Collins observed; to obsessing over this quarter, sometimes even this month. The collateral damage?…
I’ve admired Lego since childhood, although I haven’t collected many sets over the years, the most recent being two Technic kits about 7-8 years ago. What holds me back is the plastic. I hope Lego…
Ever caught yourself telling someone, or even yourself, something like, 'what difference can one person make?', or 'what can one person do?' If you have, the name 'Ferdinand Cheval' might be one worth remembering. Born…
Back when I was researching for my book, 'Design the Future', that simplifies design thinking for businesses and curious individuals, I noticed something striking. The popular 5-step Stanford design thinking model closely mirrors DMAIC, a…
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is one of those timeless pieces of advice that gets overlooked far too often, particularly in the world of product and service design. Over months and years, you…
For years, I’ve enjoyed sending free, no-strings-attached ideas to companies in various sectors; a practice I called, "RattL ’em"; and subsequently, "…thank me later." Just a small way of contributing to customer-centric innovation and striving…
I have always found the pillar and ceiling design at the Terminal 2 airport in Mumbai (pic) very beautiful. While there are other designs that use sunlight in even better ways, these structures are wow.…
A few months ago, I had posted about the concerning design of the current lot of cars, with their sheer vertical drop fronts. I was recently lucky to spot an old Honda Civic in a…
When designing products or experiences for customers who might be less privileged compared to you, a lot of people attempt to try and think of what life might be like for them in general, and…
Part 4 was about how we should proactively try to improve or disrupt where necessary, the inefficient parts of the sector or space we work in. And now, arguably the most valuable lesson I was…
Part 4 of a series of posts aimed at young professionals. The world is getting increasingly confusing. Here are some of my learnings. In the last post (here), I mentioned the need for taking bold/…
Back in the day when batteries in remote controls ran low, they would be working one moment and not the next, right? Apparently though, based on how different remotes are designed and how power is…
Part 3 of a series of posts aimed at young professionals. The world is getting increasingly confusing. Here are some of my learnings. Previous post here. As an innovation and strategy consultant, I have had…
Part 2 of a series of posts for young professionals and entrepreneurs. Reflections from 12 years as a freelance innovation and strategy consultant in an increasingly chaotic world. As I mentioned in my last post,…