13th June, 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
Because of testing protocols, promising food innovations sometimes fail to make it to the market. There needs to be an international protocol for testing innovations that impact Mother Gaia.Published on 8th June, 2018, BUSINESS STANDARD
The field of corporate governance is occupied by regulators, accountants and lawyersPublished on 16th May, 2018, BUSINESS STANDARD
There are many inspiring examples of trickles becoming mighty rivers like the Ganga and Kaveri.Published on 11th May 2018, BUSINESS STANDARD
UP recorded a large voter turnout during the recent assembly polls. The pundits have finished typecasting, forecasting and broadcasting.6th April, 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
When I started my HUL career (incidentally, in data processing), some data work was already being undertaken in Tata under US-returned2nd Feb 2018, BUSINESS STANDARD
Nature teaches us that even a big herd of mighty elephants can be distracted and deranged by tiny bees which buzz around their flapping ears8th Dec 2017, BUSINESS STANDARD
The two ends of the innovation journey are rich with literature: the early stage, associated with start-ups, emphasizes creativity and cleverness, and the late stage, associated with large companies, emphasizes scaling and discipline. The in-between pathway is scantier in literature-richness.10th Nov 2017, BUSINESS STANDARD
Every species has a natural growth rate, determined by its genetics, metabolism and its environment. Nature frowns on a species grown artificially except within certain limits. Fruit-flies don’t try to become as big as cows, and cows don’t try to become big like elephants.21st Oct 2017, BUSINESS STANDARD
When an organization wants to be more accepting of failure and experimental, what are the barriers? Everyone agrees that breakthrough attempts are essential for innovation and, hence, the risk of failure must be accepted by organizations.