A Poem for Design the Future
Ava and Dr. Jimmy Patell, dear friends of mine, were extremely kind to gift me a poem that they wrote about my book on design thinking, Design the Future. The poem itself is more priceless…
Category: Human Behaviour
Skill or Skin
A racist, I assume, has a more chronic condition of xenophobia, which is dislike of, or prejudice against people from other countries.Because a racist will dislike or prejudice against even fellow citizens of another race.Despite knowing…
The Point of disapPOINTment
The Point of disapPOINTment With our high hopes, we do face the occasional disappointment. Not getting that promotion you worked so hard for. Having to postpone a holiday because of some reason, or difficulty in…
Upbringing
Upbringing Here's a thought regarding upbringing. Views welcome; and especially so if you have kids and your parents either stay with you, or you visit each other often. You know how curious for information kids…
The Reaction Buffer
The Reaction Buffer When you have a layer between the incident or the surrounding and your own thoughts and emotions, that is the space where you can evaluate your reaction to the external. You can…
Dr. John Virapen on the Greed of Pharmaceutical Companies
Dr. John Virapen on the Greed of Pharmaceutical Companies Sometimes when you think about one particular country or another, and admire it for a great government, a transparent press, a robust healthcare ecosystem, and so…
The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment, Delayed Gratification and more
Image: The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the Ghostbusters movie, 1984 The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment, Delayed Gratification and more In June this year, Jessica Calarco wrote a very interesting article around the famous Stanford marshmallow experiment from…
Lose Your Illusion
Lose Your Illusion Sometime last year, I had an interesting conversation with a friend's girlfriend who is a psychologist. Between drawing inferences from my handwriting to discussing human behaviour in general. She also mentioned the…
The pros and “Cons” of Storytelling
The pros and "Cons" of Storytelling! Storytelling. Steve Jobs wasn't the first to talk about, or practice it. Nor was he the first one to focus on the customer and build differentiation. Function and form.…
Don’t be Kupamanduka
Don't be Kupamanduka When someone just joins your organisation, get their first impression of their experience within a few days of joining. Then, after you run them through the standard tour and the paces, and…
Are You Certain? Or do You Think?
Are you certain? Or do you think? We live in times that are almost entirely about confidence. The underlying stuff is often of little importance. A bold claim has great impact. The ability to pause…
Airline Seats and Behaviour
Airline Seats and Behaviour Do you think those extremely uncomfortable airline seats have anything to do with our behaviour when we are flying? Remember the last flight you took. Unless you were traveling business or…
Need Ideas? Dress Down
Need Ideas? Dress Down Despite the Mumbai heat, I don't miss an opportunity to wear a suit. Especially to a first-time work meeting. However, things are different if the agenda of a meeting is problem…
Why Design Thinking is Here to Stay
Why Design Thinking is Here to Stay A close friend recently shared this article titled 'Why Design Thinking will fail', written in 2013 by Jeffrey Tjendra. Jeffrey is a designer entrepreneur and strategist. Among some…
Venture Capital Elevator Pitches
Venture Capital Elevator Pitches I left my job at a venture capital (VC) firm in 2010. After freelancing for a bit I then worked with a high-technology company in the robotics space. I then started…