Category: Innovation

Innovation, Podcast

PBTO40: Transforming Observation into Innovation with Andrea Simon

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/40_PBTO40__Transforming_Observation_into_Innovation_with_Andrea_Simon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS Who is on the Show: In this episode, we are hosting Dr. Andrea Simon. She is the principal and founder of Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC) and the author of the upcoming book “On the Brink”. Why is she on the show: She is a corporate anthropologist and helps organizations, large and small, drive change by helping them rethink their strategy, customers and the culture in your own organisation. She has won numerous Addy and Aster awards for her marketing and advertising campaigns. She is a well-published author with articles in Forbes,Business Week and […]

Business Model, Ideas, Innovation, Strategy

The Future of Banking –  Promises and Threats

The past decade has already seen a lot of industry structures being redefined with leaders going bust and new age companies taking their place. One of the industries that seems to be on the cusp of going through a similar upheaval seems to be the banking industry.  If you look at what a bank does at its core, it is only two things:  Collect money from parties (individuals, businesses and governments) and keep them safe and pay them whenever they need the same back. Banks in most economies pays a simple interest (and in some countries, charge a fee to […]

Innovation

Predictable Reasons Why Product Managers Fail & How to avoid them.. 

I was recently invited to deliver a talk on “Practical Design Thinking for Product Managers” at an event held by the ‘Institute of Product Leadership” in Bangalore.  While I cover the fundamentals of Design Thinking methodology and how it is applicable to product development in this talk, I also cover some fundamental flaws that product managers ignore which leads to their products to fail. I also share my thoughts on how this can be avoided.  A video recording of the session can be found below. I hope this is useful to you.  Practical Design Thinking for Product Managers – Prof. […]

Innovation

Superman, The Klu Klux Klan & Disruptive Innovation

I recently stumbled upon a short film which chronicled how one single individual (Stetson Kennedy) went under cover and fought and plotted the demise of the Klu Klux Klan. You can watch the entire video below. You can also read the book Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate. How Superman Defeated the KKK by CrimeInc2 What was most interesting to me in the entire story was how he brought about the demise of the klan. The Klan had influence over every known source – police, judiciary, political system […]