December 31st, time to reflect back and dream ahead! Thank you for being with me family, friends and all those who had faith to walk along those unknown difficult roads and others who silently blessed the time travelled. Gratitude for…
Tag: Ideas
Self-driving cars will impact more outside than inside the car
Tesla moved one step closer to the self-driving car last week when it introduced the self-driving module to its Model S cars. While the software update does not enable the car to run completely on its own, it does bring…
Digital – A Practitioner’s View
UC Berkeley – Haas School of Business has recently published a case study titled, HCL’s Digital Open Innovation: Enhancing Business Model Effectiveness through Talent and Customer Acquisition, Development, and Retention. The case study is a practitioner’s view of the digital…
Tagged with: Business Impact, Digital, Digital vs. Physical, Haas, HCL, Ideas, Innovation, Mobility, Transformation, UC Berkeley
Continuous Learning
Over the past five weeks in July, I have experienced new ways to learn, absorb, assimilate and imbibe. Across three independent events in India and the US, I had the opportunity to interact with some awesome, high-energy people. In India,…
Tagged with: Aspirations, Awesome Teams, Conviction and Passion, Ideas, IIT, Leadership, Learnings, Reflections
The quiet world of Digital: how Digital is changing the traditional sector
Today, the word digital instantly brings to our mind the image of cool companies, cool products, platforms and services which create innovative consumer products – all managed through mobile devices. While this is definitely true and has raised the profile…
Do we ask the right questions?
On a recent flight, I had an engaging conversation with the CEO of a large global company. After broadly discussing the business environment and how he is leading his organization through the changes taking place globally, I asked him about…
2015 – Welcome to the second half of this decade!
The middle of this decade is here. Much has been achieved in the first half and much more is expected from the second. While there are several key areas of focus which deserve attention and can create impact as we…
Tagged with: 2015, Big Impact, Healthcare, Ideas, Innovation, Internet, IoT, Leadership, Mobility, Youth
Two August Heroes
Many a time you meet people who leave a significant impression with you. Some by their ‘change the world’ attitude, some by their courage and gutsy approach, some by their humility – irrespective of how successful they are – and…
It’s not just the data but what you can do with it that will define the winners.
Data is important. However, even more important is the critical Analytics which the data drives. Information needs to enable decision making, either through rules-based/automated decisions, or by people taking decisions based on the analytics presented to them. It is not…
Symbiotic world of net will continue to drive new possibilities
Successful companies have leveraged the power of the internet to drive significant growth in their businesses. On the other hand, companies which have not embraced the opportunities created by the net or have delayed leveraging the same have disappeared. In…
Tagged with: Ideas, Incremental Innovation, IoT, New Technologies, possibilities, Symbiotic world of net, Transformation
IoT – How will it change our lives & what opportunities will it drive?
Internet became mainstream around 20 years ago and what a rapid pace of technology development we have seen over these years. Our lives have changed dramatically with the internet playing a pivotal and enabling role at work, home, leisure, for…
Tagged with: Big Impact, Convergence, Ideas, M2M, Mobility, New Opportunities, New Technologies, Smart Devices, Transformation
Let’s Raise the Aspirations in the New Year… Again
Human aspirations know no bounds and have the ability to rise again and again, many times in spite of the odds. History is full of examples where the power of a group of people with a significant cause has the…
3 tier experiences in learning
It is always a great delight to meet interesting, successful and inquisitive people. Among several meetings I have had this month, the following three left me with a sense of great learning.
The power of incremental innovation
The idea of incremental improvements normally causes experts to cringe. The pace of innovation is incredibly high in today’s age and the intense competition for market share gain is increasing by the day. Innovators, leaders and experts most often focus…
Mid-year check points to reinvigorate
For over 25 years, July has always been a hectic month for me and 2013 has not been any different. Summer has begun and the calendar has shifted into the second half of the year. I look back at the…
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