Will Uber Disrupt Itself?
Will Uber Disrupt Itself? Source: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNnnJ0BXkAAiJhv.jpg Most of you must have seen this image (or a version of it) in the last few years. I remember a lot of people sharing it or referring to…
Category: Human Behaviour
Where Do We Go Now?
Where Do We Go Now? Google's AdSense program let's publishers or website owners have relevant ads show up when users visit those sites. Google earns revenues (via their Google Ads - previously AdWords platform) from…
Shared Tables
Pic: source Shared Tables This amusing but perhaps effective picture I saw in this tweet last month got some thoughts rolling. We could all use some personal space in public. Especially in countries like India.…
My 9 Step Version of the Design Thinking Process
My 9 Step Version of the Design Thinking Process This post about my 9-step version of the design thinking process has been long overdue. It is already explained in my book, ‘Design the Future’, but…
Is it possible to Fall in Love with a Company?
Is it possible to fall in love with a company? Not the kind where you are loyal to a company or brand or product line and refuse to buy anything else.But truly revere a company…
Common Problems Startups Face – A design thinking outlook
Common problems startups face - A Design thinking outlook I have been directly associated with startups since 2006. That's when I started my career as a member of a venture capital investment team. All the…
Choosing Business Opportunity to Avoid Change
Choosing Business Opportunity to Avoid Change As an individual, if you have a habit your core doesn't fully approve of, you'd find a disconnect that you might, either align with, or from time to time…
Whose Viewpoint?
Whose viewpoint? Consider times when you address people. Be it as entrepreneurs pitching to a banker or equity investor. Or as managers, giving top bosses a review. Or teaching students an odd topic. Or even…
Killer Design
Killer Design What comes to mind when you think of possible consequences of bad design? Of a badly designed product or service? You might think the product generates less revenues. Or a rise in the…
The Mortal Risk of Riding Shotgun in an Autonomous Vehicle
The Mortal Risk of Riding Shotgun in an Autonomous Vehicle Source: link We live in strange times. And in interesting and amusing times. A recent article I read, spoke about how most automotive manufacturers are…
Theranos – Drew First Blood
Theranos - Drew First Blood A friend recently posted a question on a NODD community group about Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes. He wondered if the investor community would be more cautious about the healthtech, and…
Anti-Crime Balls
Source: https://sobify.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/orange-anti-crime-balls.jpg Anti-crime colour balls Imagine you are a store manager, and a masked thief has you at gun or knife-point, asking you to empty the cash into his or her bag. How would you…
Changing User Behaviour
Changing User Behaviour I am currently reading the book Hooked, and happened to read something very important. I shared the excerpt with a design thinking group I am administrator of. The snippet read: John Gourville,…
SHe
SHe Last evening, dad shared links to two tweets with me. Tweets from the UN Women and UNDP Asia-Pacific's accounts. Both tweets were about challenging patriarchal stereotypes this womens' day. One of the tweets wondered…
Staying Power
In the years after starting my strategy consulting practice, during one meeting with one of my mentors, he asked me how work was. I said it was good, but had a lot of ups and downs.…