Articles

November 22, 2013

Creativity from chaos

22nd November 2013, BUSINESS STANDARD

How serendipity and colliding neurons work in real life In the previous InnoColumn ("Serendipity in innovation", November 1), I wrote about the reality of serendipity in innovation.
October 31, 2013

Serendipity in innovation

31st October 2013, BUSINESS STANDARD

The occurrence of events by chance in a beneficial way is crucial In the last five InnoColumns, organisational culture has been emphasised so much that other aspects might have seemed irrelevant.
October 3, 2013

Emotion and innovation

3rd October 2013, BUSINESS STANDARD

Young leaders must not just throw up ideas, they must develop them Young Executives feel that despite the bombast at town hall meetings,
September 5, 2013

Contradicting the bosses

5th September 2013, BUSINESS STANDARD

Organisations that do not encourage people to speak up or highlight bad news run the risk of facing massive disasters
August 8, 2013

Supporting creative failures

8th August 2013, BUSINESS STANDARD

What are the barriers for an organisation that wants to promote a culture of experimentation? Last month’s InnoColumn (Spurring associative thinking, July 12) referred to the challenge of nudging organisations to encourage experimentation,
July 11, 2013

Spurring associative thinking

11th July 2013, BUSINESS STANDARD

Innovation can thrive only in a climate that encourages risk-taking In the previous InnoColumn (It's all in the mindsets, June 14), the idea of a growth mindset was explored.
June 13, 2013

It’s all in the mindsets

13th June 2013, BUSINESS STANDARD

Being growth-oriented is better than being fixated on avoiding failure InnoColumn will explore practices of real innovators in a practical rather than in an academic mode.
January 3, 2013

Public opinion and the law: a long standing tension

Published on 3rd January 2013, BUSINESS STANDARD

“Character is not homogeneous, like a quart of milk. It is sectional, like a grapefruit. Everyone has good sections and bad. One person may be strongly loyal to the boss
February 20, 2012

Retail Brics

Published on 20th February 2012, BUSINESS STANDARD

The Indian retail boom awaits business model innovations Foreign direct investment into the Indian retail sector is controversial,