Category: Innovation

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 […]

Innovation, Leadership

A Taste of Leadership – The transition from Either/Or to Both/And

I had the opportunity to watch a TEDx Talk delivered by Alf Rehn recently and blown away by not only the way he delivers the talk but also the way he presents a very important concept – we are today in an economy where we, as leaders need to move away from the either/or (ex: either your are process driven or you are creative) mindset towards “Both/And (you are both process driven and creative, based on the need of the hour) mindset if we are to tap into the creativity of our teams and succeed in an ever changing, fast […]