What Qualifies as True Innovation?
What qualifies as true innovation? The word 'innovation' does get passed around a lot nowadays. From large businesses to startups and perhaps even consultants like myself. If you take a moment to think about it,…
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One of the fundamental ingredients of an impactful innovation or successful design thinking exercise, is empathy. The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Often, in our enthusiasm to create something someone (a…
Gucci’s Packaging – Not so Gucci
Gucci's Packaging - Not so Gucci I recently conducted an interactive session on Design Thinking at a leading investment bank. It might be easy to assume that applications of design thinking at an investment bank…
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…
Number Fifty-Four…The Bike with a Bamboo Core
Number Fifty-Four... ...The bike with a bamboo core! What does it take for innovation to be possible? Simply, just the intention. You need to want it badly enough to make it possible. I happened to…
A Session on Innovation, Design Thinking & The Future of Work
A Session on Innovation, Design Thinking & The Future of Work Earlier this week, I was invited to conduct a session around 'Innovation, Design Thinking and the Future of Work' at the Indian School of…
Design Thinking – Water Taps at Home
Design Thinking - Water Taps at Home [7 minute read] I've had the habit of applying aspects of Design Thinking to my work and personal life for some time now. In fact, off late it…
How Well is Tata Motors Connecting Aspirations?
Earlier this year, Tata Motors announced a new brand identity. 'Connecting Aspirations'. Sounds good, but how well is the company truly connecting aspirations? For many years now, I have wondered why Tata Motors isn’t among…
What the Customer Wants
What the Customer Wants There has been the occasional debate between two schools of thought: You need to ask the customer what he/she wants; and, The customer doesn't know what he/she wants until we show…
Design Thinking: What a Patient Wants
Design Thinking: What a Patient Wants Design Thinking is a relatively new concept in many countries including India. It is, however, already some decades old now. And having been practicing it for a few years…
Dr. David Lagrew – Saving Mothers with Empathy & Innovation
More women in labour and new mothers die in the US than in any other high-income country. And the CDC Foundation estimates that 60% of these deaths are preventable! 60%!! In one of the most…
A Lego Stealth Fighter/ Drone
Just built a Lego stealth fighter/ drone. It does need a little imagination to smoothen the edges, etc., bear with me on that... But that said, have a look and let me know what you…
Stop Glorifying terror
The world governments need to stop glorifying terror outfits. For starters, irrespective of what those terror groups might call themselves, what if victim countries gave them shameful and cowardly names. That way, the citizens wouldn't…
Do Laptops Need to be a Pain in the Neck?
Image: source Irrespective of where we place a laptop when we use them, they're usually well aligned with our arms and hands. This helps make typing relatively effortless. However, have you noticed how the…