Innovation Blog

Some people are just natural innovators, right? With no apparent effort, they discover ideas for new products, services, and entire businesses. It may look like innovators are born, not made. But according to Jeffrey Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clay Christensen anyone can become more innovative. Creativity is not a genetic phenomenon. In a recent research, identical twins creativity levels were tested by psychologists and they concluded that it’s not genetic, only your experience that shapes your creativity. And according to Jeff, we can learn about creativity through understanding innovators DNA skill of being a better questioner, associates, observer, experimenter and a better networker.These all skills cater best in problem solving. Whereas, Gregersen explained it through a question as. How many of you were once four year old? Well interestingly, everyone been. What a four year old do?   They unintentionally demonstrate all these skill. Skills are already there an...

Adam Grant....organizational psychologist on Tedtalk A TED talk by Adam Grant, organizational psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author, might just be what you need to get back on track when the flood of creativity and best work from many seem to be too intimidating. Seven years ago three students asked Adam to invest in their online company where they would work as interns with back-up jobs upon asked what they would do if he invests money. On top of that, six months go by before the day of their launch and the company still had no functioning website. Reasons he declined to invest in the company. WERBIPARKER as they named themselves with the idea of selling glasses online. Recently recognised as world most innovative company and valued over a billion dollars. Why he was so wrong? To find out he has been studying people and specifically what he comes to call “Originals". Who are originals? ORIGINALS are non-conformists who not only have new ideas but take act...

10 clever steps to follow the art of innovation and change the world. According to Guy Kawasaki, Former Apple Chief, a venture capitalist, an entrepreneur and advisor to Google who recently spoke at the opening of TEDx Berkeley about the art of innovation believe that for an innovation that could help people and change the world, 10 steps should be followed. 1.        Make meaning: The first step towards an innovation is to determine the meaning of your product. How can you change the world by your innovation? What is it that you want to provide to world?   E.g., Apple wanted democratized computer, Google democratized information etc. 2.        Make mantra: Mantra is the explanation of why your meaning should exist. It could be of three to four words that explains what you are trying to do. E.g. Nike has a great slogan “just do it”, that’s a slogan, a mantra explains why u should exist and the Nik...

It's almost been a half a decade that I was mincing my words and thought. Forgetful of my most powerful tool that is my passion and hold on writing. 2010 and now its 2017, long time, Oh, well hey, to the updated brainy version and physically old me. Seven years spent in wonder what the world is coming to about......a complex affair in itself. Reverting to the topic of Vagueness, as we speak, how is vagueness defined? when your brain is hit with the most uncertain or indefinite problem or issue or state. what do think where lies the problem? and where to look for solution? Uncertainty has been residing in human brain from ages that its part of our DNA now. Can we run away from it or we have to embrace it and have to rise above it as we do through our mundane tasks.........( a discussion we can end in two paragraphs if I acknowledge my thoughts and you as wel) Starting from the background and basics. Where the problem area lies is we will try to discover. Cutting to the ...