The innovation intent of CEO’s doesn’t get converted into successful outcomes. They feel frustrated sometimes. Innovation initiatives, in spite of all their backing, don’t seem to work. What can be the reason? Innovation needs a change in mindset. An openness in work culture, smooth exchange of ideas and experiences, and an ability to accept new ideas […]
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A deadly terrorist attack it was. We generally see candle marches across the world in response to such incidents. But at many places in New Zealand and Australia people expressed their anger, anguish and sympathy to victims and their families differently A Maori biker gang organised a Haka Dance. It is an emotive dance. A posture dance which can […]
Continue readingThis is great advice coming from A. R. Rahman, the Indian musical master. I love this. All the budding creative people must stick this lesson on their walls. Because the world tries to make all of us ‘normal’. There are standards and averages for everything. So, if you have flaws in your persona, the environment will try […]
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There is unusually high excitement about Plenty: The vertical farming startup. Here is why: Till now the farming happens in the rural areas and the users are in urban towns. Which means a physical distance between the farm produce and the end users. Sometime the produce travel a long distance, say up to 2000 to 5000 kilometers! This […]
Continue readingAir New Zealand’s Xmas commercial is brilliant. We see Santa going digital. He notifies all the naughty kids in the world. And the commercial shows how these kids respond to make it the nicest Christmas ever.
Continue readingFortune magazine is supporting the idea that doing good to the society is not a charity, it can generate profits too. And they recognise companies which demonstrate this philosophy. It’s interesting to note that Fortune recognizes India’s Jio as the top entry in its Change The World List published in September 2018. We in India don’t see […]
Continue readingAll ideas are not equal. While most business ideas struggle to gain traction, some ideas are cool business ideas! These ideas are triggered by real-life experiences. While most other people accept the inconveniences of life, some entrepreneurs and innovators respond with a cool solution. They see opportunities where others only see problems. Enjoy this compilation of cool […]
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CEO’s keep talking about innovation. There isn’t any game without it they say. But there is no clarity on what this new elephant in the room is like?So, what exactly is innovation? What does innovation mean?As a corporate creativity blogger, my focus is not on the academic definition. Here I am explaining the idea of […]
Continue readingI discovered this picture on Twitter, and it was getting viral like crazy. Because what looks like a crow is actually a cat. I scratched my head a lot, and then my daughter joined in. She saw the cat!This is a good metaphor for ideas hiding in plain sight. While everyone sees the obvious, a […]
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Recently we saw a shocking video of a man brandishing gun at one of the five star hotel in Delhi. It was horrifying that such a thing can happen in the capital, but some people felt even more offended to see him in the pink pants. What kind of a man wears pink pants? They […]
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