15th May 2014, BUSINESS STANDARD
The story of shale gas fracking shows how innovations take long to diffuse No matter how much private capital companies suggest that their managements are patient and persistent, it is a reality that their leadership has to consider the bottom line and shareholder value.17th April 2014, BUSINESS STANDARD
The idea of sanitation has raised many challenges down the years Often managers view innovation through the narrow lens of creativity, product development and technology.20th March 2014, BUSINESS STANDARD
How consumer problems drive the framing of the innovation question So far five InnoColumns have covered the cultural aspects of innovation, while the next five have touched on creativity and serendipity.20th February 2014, BUSINESS STANDARD
The impact of an innovation on human lives is more important than the 'first' person who came up with the idea23rd January 2014, BUSINESS STANDARD
The idea is to stay open to new ideas and remain permanently curious It is fallacious to think that genes favour only some people to be creative.26th December 2013, BUSINESS STANDARD
Mental preparedness can improve the chances of eureka at will Serendipity and innovation are companions.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.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.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,