What is your Innovation Quotient (InQ)

Oh, I have been suffering from a serious writers block the past few weeks. And I thought, I must break this one way or another. I am yet to complete my series on Re(i)nnovation….and I will..sooner than later. In the meanwhile, here is a survey with a list of teasing questions – to test your [...]

Re(I)nnovate™ Series – Part 3

This post is part of a 5 part series on Business Modelling, Collective Intelligence & Innovation. You can read Part 1 here; and Part 2 here. In Part 2 of this series on Business models, collective intelligence and its importance in innovation, we discussed the need to understand value chain contexts, and to possess the [...]

Re(I)nnovate™ Series – Part 2

This post is 5 part series on Business Modelling, Collective Intelligence & Innovation (read Part 1 of this series here.) So, what does Re(i)nnovate™ mean? What is its context in the world of business model innovation? I have been reading, debating, discussing, and advising on innovation for some time now. And in all these interactions, [...]

Remembering CK Prahalad :: 1941-2010

I was re-reading some of CK’s books recently, and rediscovered his sheer genius. The ability of the man to foresee trends in global ecosystems, trade, value chains, customer re-definitions, collaborations, organisational networking etc., was unique. I consider CK as a futurist with an even more futuristic vision. His ability to take you into a new [...]

How Local is Global?

Much has been discussed and said about having a local market to spawn innovation. Industry has also said that it is exceedingly difficult for Indian companies to think, ideate, and create a globally fitting solution (and I focus my discussion here to the IT sector). The argument that industry uses is something like – you [...]

How Innovative are you?

“Companies are actually living organisms, not machines. We keep bringing in mechanics, when what we need are gardeners.” ~ Peter Senge Sustainable innovation, the endless effort to find a better way, cannot be achieved by robotically lining up best practices and imitating them. The real catalyzing agent for renewable innovation is the ground from which [...]