
Design and business: Jeanne Liedtka on how to think like a designer
Design thinking expert Jeanne Liedtka believes that everyone has the potential to be an innovator. They just need to know how.

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Design thinking expert Jeanne Liedtka believes that everyone has the potential to be an innovator. They just need to know how.

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The obvious list of things to try includes prototyping, manual collation and more convenient prioritization

Nitin Srivastava
CEO, Toqfactor Technologies

In this extract from chapter 6 of his book, ‘Leveraging Human Capital’, K Ramkumar talks about how challenge, testing, competitiveness and hard confrontation are important attributes of nurturing champions

K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO, Leadership Centre

No longer seen as window dressing, today design is being seen as a key source of competitive advantage in business—as well as other parts of life

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Jobless growth is a multi-cause, systemic problem. Tackling each cause individually will backfire. A more effective solution is to develop a synergistic policy-matrix

Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India, Member, Planning Commission

An ability to change decisions is not about inconsistency, it is about flexibility. Insights from Al Pittampalli’s book ‘Persuadable: How Great Leaders Change Their Mind to Change the World’
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What makes you think you’re cut out for one? Do you have it in you? How will you measure yourself?

Haresh Chawla
Investor, Entrepreneur

Emma Seppälä, author of ‘The Happiness Track’, on the benefits of wellbeing

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All digital platforms have similar products or similar content. How is the consumer to distinguish between this glut of providers?

Amrita Chowdhury
Director, Gaia Smart Cities

Business strategist Rajesh Srivastava draws insights on building an enduring business, the power of persuasion and countering divisive leaders

Rajesh Srivastava
Corporate Veteran, Thought Leader, Educator & Bestselling Author

China has evolved into a leading geography for innovation. How has it done that? George Yip and Bruce McKern explore that question in their book ‘China’s Next Strategic Advantage’

Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB, Professor of Strategy

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent learning mission to India may open up new possibilities for the world’s most valuable company. But here’s the nub: it may not quite follow the script drawn up by the Indian government

Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Gains range from discovering new revenue opportunities to a sharper customer focus

Nitin Srivastava
CEO, Toqfactor Technologies

Yes it’s ambiguous, diffracted and confusing, but the matrix structure also provides great opportunities for adaptable and agile leaders

Sanjay Handu
Corporate Consultant

Droughts can be managed to take the sting out of the phenomena. Here are seven learnings from Amit Chandra, managing director of Bain Capital in India, social entrepreneur Nimesh Sumati and Sundeep Waslekar, president of Strategic Foresight Group & Cauvery delta farmer Ravichandran Vanchinathan

N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel