Innovation

02nd Sep 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

By R Gopalakrishnan, Author and Corporate Advisor To illustrate that innovation is possible even with a subject like open defecation (OD), I had written two earlier columns (BS 18th April 2014 and 8th Jan 2016).

05th Aug 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

By R Gopalakrishnan, Author and Corporate Advisor The previous column (BS, 8th July) explored what it would take Patanjali Ayurved to build on its fabulous chutzpah in the FMCG market. Reflecting over readers’ responses,

8th July 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

Bill Gross, the founder of many start-ups and the incubator of many others, delivered a TED talk in June 2015. While he is passionate that start-ups are the biggest drivers in any economy, he was also curious about why some start-ups succeed and other fail;

10th June 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

(Humans are the only species--among 8.7 million created--that think, reflect, act, discover and learn in a cycle of incessant learning). The ancestor of innovation is thought; without thought, there could be no innovation. In management while innovation attracts profound commentary, analysis, awe and cynicism, all at once, thought attracts less commentary.

13th May 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

We need a national framework to address agricultural problems. On a recent visit to China, I noticed that Premier Le Keqiang wants ‘mass entrepreneurship’.

12th April 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

In the previous column, I described a successful collaboration between academia and industry; I emphasized the need for managers skilled in boundary because they are invaluable.

4th March 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

After my February Innocolumn, I received two comments: first, could I write from my personal knowledge about an example of synergy between academia-industry? Second, what exactly is a ‘boundary-spanning manager’? I hope to address the first question in this article and the second one in my April article.

19th February 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

Email: rgopal@themindworks.me Website: www.themindworks.me Alongside the Make in India show at Mumbai, it has been reported that the 25,000 bronze cladding parts for the 182 metre memorial statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel are being fabricated at the foundry of Jiangxi Toqine Metal Handicrafts Company, Nanchang, China.

8th January 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

India has 8 ‘unicorns’, which are start-ups where fund-raising has established a company valuation of $1 billion. Indian entrepreneurs always seek innovative ideas. The most banal human activity offers an opportunity.