Random musings on Lego Pricing and Positioning
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…
Tag: strategy
Part 2: A bit about my journey for Young Change-makers
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,…
New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s goals – Sensible?
Here's something I had posted on LinkedIn about 3 weeks ago, following new Starbucks CEO Brian Noccol's first earnings call and some major decisions taken. On the call, Niccol's said one of the goals for…
The Brave Peacekeepers of Jadotville
The battle known as the Siege of Jadotville, is an almost unbelievable story of grit, leadership, of unwavering loyalty and courage, of calm, and of extraordinary strategy and tactics; especially in the face of deceit,…
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…
My Book on Design Thinking titled ‘Design the Future’
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
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…
Design Thinking Basics – 3
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…
Design Thinking Basics – 2
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…
Design Thinking Basics – 1
In his book 'Change by Design', Tim Brown of IDEO succinctly explains the 3 overlapping criteria for successful ideas. These criteria could be considered as some of the foundation pillars of Design Thinking. Here's a pictorial representation…
Think A-Team: The Latest Services Menu for Startups
Think A-Team: The Latest Services Menu for Startups Hi Entrepreneurs! Late last year, I started a service called 'Think A-Team', to bring human-centered design strategy & other relevant services in a transparent manner to aspiring…
The Up Side of Consulting
The Up Side of Consulting Here's a post I had drafted for submitting as a resource to MosaicHub, in response to their call to members for 'the Top 5 things businesses need to know about your area…
The A-Z of Consulting
The A-Z of Consulting I had recently uploaded a new presentation about the A-Team, a Management Strategy & Consulting service for Small & Medium Businesses that I run. Contrary to the general perception most people have…
Models that Puzzle Me
Models that Puzzle Me If you came here expecting some scoop on Gisele Bundchen or Miranda Kerr, I suggest you hit the 'Back' button. This one's more about the 'less figure, more strategy' business models.…
Herd Capital
Herd Capital Everyone's aware of the herd mentality. Be it iPods, bigger and bigger cars or houses. Or even a Twitter account (which doesn’t really make sense if you're not actually gonna use it). Hell,…