There is a little bit of Innovation in our lives each day. We consciously strive to do something new in whatever we do. Disruptive Innovation is something we do unknowingly or many a times, we re-invent the innovation to make it easier considering the circumstances. For instance, Telephone is an innovation and Mobile phone is disruptive innovation. Car is an…
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How to Innovate (Cont.)
One of the big factor for Innovation is finding your Inspiration. Inspiration comes from anything & everything around us and it becomes very important to pay attention. Once we have the ability to see what inspires us, solutions come from unexpected corners. The inspiration for Dr. V to create a process oriented eye care centre came from watching how McDonald’s…
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Innovation is the buzz word. Every organization and every person on this planet is innovating right now, the very moment. Today morning as I was stationary at a traffic signal, a lady was walking with a comic book with the characters in the book moving. Correct. You read it right. When you open the book, the character printed on the…
Continue Reading→Innovation Series #9: Business Model Testing
Recently, I was in a converstion with Kallol, a good friend and Director of HeadStart Network Foundation and we were discussing various aspects of Entrepreneurship. One interesting aspect of the discussion was about Business Model Testing. I was inquisitive to learn more about this when he mentioned the term. Over the course of the discussion I understood that this is…
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Everyone and anyone – be it an Entrepreneur, Employee or Head of the Organization… today, every one is focusing on Innovation and how to go up the value chain. This post of mine is inspired by a presentation I saw (I sincerely apologize as I am not able to retrace the presentation) on how small thoughts can change the way…
Continue Reading→Innovation Series #7: Innovation Gap – Part 2
I wrote about how the “Auto-Rickshaw” saw stagnant innovation in the last two decades of playing active role in commuting across the country. In this post, I will be short and sweet on my observations in mobile space. I am fortunate to be part of HeadStart, a not-for-profit organization working towards building entrepreneurial eco-system in India. We have been active…
Continue Reading→Innovation Series #6: Innovation Gap – Part 1
I am writing this post with an intent of sharing my thoughts on small innovation gap’s which I commonly see (I will definitely not be able to list many gap’s, but if you notice a gap, then please post it as a comment for this post). Wikipedia has a good introduction to Innovation and hence, will not go in detail.…
Continue Reading→Innovation Series #5 – What is Entrepreneurship?
The spirit of Entrepreneurship – the notion of human progress, development, achievement and change – motivates and energizes the people and organizations that improve our lives. 5 out of 10 people today want to be entrepreneurs. Why? Is the term fascinating or gives a social status? Is entrepreneurship new? No. It did exist since the beginning of human race. This…
Continue Reading→Innovation Series #4: Entrepreneurship Life Cycle
The aspect of entrepreneurship is very inspiring and many have taken this path to create history and to change the way we live. However, there are many areas where we see gaps and these gaps play a very important role in building the enterprise and making a mark. It can be a commercial organization, not-for-profit or social organization, each start-up…
Continue Reading→Innovation Series #3 : Choosing a Mentor
‘Mentorship’ is one of the key contributors to your persona/professional growth. No matter how educated you are or how many ventures you have started or been part of, Mentorship is very important to realize your dreams. Most successful business people definitely have mentors who must have helped them in one way or the other. This short write-up on mentor ship…
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