A Prime Example of Human Creativity, Ingenuity and Resilience

I came across this music video that made me sit up and brought a big, wide, smile. Watch it first here. https://vimeo.com/412337478 This is a prime example of what happens when you bring together people who are willing to test boundaries, explore, stay curious and above all want to express themselves. The choreography, music, the interaction between the panes is simple yet comes alive.   Who said that you can’t make music videos when you are physically distanced. Nothing needs to and will stop because of the physical distancing that the pandemic has created.   Here is another example of […]

David Ogilvy on Big Ideas, Creativity And Selling

Here is a video where one of the best minds when it comes to running some of the most prolific marketing campaigns shares his thoughts about how he approached his work. This is a must watch video (~ 5 Mins) if you are in the field of sales or marketing or in any other profession that requires you to persuade others. 

Lessons in Creativity and Leadership

The team at FilmBilder has done it again. They have created another fun way to depict an important concept in a fun and engaging way. Have a look at the video before we can go further. What I learnt from the video: 1) The most important criteria for creativity to flourish is the presence of exploration and fun. True innovation happens when we step back from our routine. Creative ideas come when we are looking to have fun while working. 2) Creative ideas will start off by causes some disruption or negative effect before it can effect positive change and […]

What’s Killing our Creativity?

Scene 1: I was visiting a hospital today to visit someone who is admitted there to get through a minor surgery. He was supposed to check into the hospital at noon on a given date and check out at about 4:00PM the next day. This means that he had to spend about 28 hours in the hospital. Even for these 28 hours when he was in the hospital, when he was officially on medical leave, he was still working. He was checking his email, responding to his calls and even checking his social media feeds (twitter, Facebook, linked and Instagram). […]

The Role of Creativity in the Life of a Product Manager

The Role of Creativity in the Life of a Product Manager by Mukesh Gupta I have been invited to deliver a talk at an event titled – “A Day in the Life of a Product Manager“, which is scheduled for tomorrow (4th March 2017) and the talk is about “The role of creativity in the life of a product manager”. I personally believe that creative thinking is a critical skill that all of us need to develop among us but it is even more relevant if we want to be a product manager and give birth, grow and mature a […]