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Pic: source There are roads in Hungary that plays music! A musical road was first created in 1995 Denmark, by two artists. Given how brilliant a concept, I wonder why its Danish origins seem almost…
Contrary to popular belief: constraints help make better products (or services), and a good innovative product or service does not need to be expensive As a young kid, one thing I was good at, was…
When I wrote 'Design the Future' about Design Thinking, it had a brief overview of the behavioural aspects of innovation - from an innovator's and user's perspective. There was a mention of nudges (not…
In my book, I briefly discussed the topic of quality in the world of innovation and automation. My view was that through the quality revolution in the US and Japan and then other parts of…
If you are a manager who is: 1. struggling with business growth 2. stuck with trying to create the next great product or service ...but don't want the hassles of appointing consultants to…
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…
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…
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…
Design the Future Hi! As some of you might already know, my book on design thinking, titled 'Design the Future' is out! Despite design thinking being several decades old, we are seeing increasing relevance in…
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! 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 Earlier this week, I was invited to conduct a session around 'Innovation, Design Thinking and the Future of Work' at the Indian School of…
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…
In his book 'Change by Design', Tim Brown of IDEO highlights the 3 spaces of innovation. These criteria could be considered as some of the foundation pillars of Design Thinking. Here's a pictorial representation of the…
In his book 'Change by Design', Tim Brown of IDEO succinctly explains the 3 mutually reinforcing elements of successful design programs. These criteria could be considered as some of the foundation pillars of Design Thinking. Here's…