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Disruptive tech: There’s hope for the future. But fear too
·Technology & the Future

Disruptive tech: There’s hope for the future. But fear too

We are facing an avalanche of disruptive technologies. But adapting to change will not be easy. Sometimes it will even seem traumatic. Some insights from Vivek Wadhwa with Alex Salkever's book ‘The Driver in the Driverless Car’

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What AI can show us about what it means to be human
·Artificial Intelligence

What AI can show us about what it means to be human

Brian Christian, author of ‘The Most Human Human’ and ‘Algorithms to Live By’, discusses the gaps and overlaps between humans and machines

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Know when to step off the accelerator
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Know when to step off the accelerator

This Week: Why not to pursue every new idea, perfection vs getting stuff done, bringing business education closer to practice, and more

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Why GyShiDo trumps perfection and leaders eat first
·Leadership & Organisation

Why GyShiDo trumps perfection and leaders eat first

As popular notions go, the sky is not always blue, one must aim for perfection, there are many bad people and leaders eat last. Seriously?

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Bridging the gap between academia and practice
·Business & Strategy

Bridging the gap between academia and practice

Academic research in management needs to be more useful and relevant. But any intent to influence practice won’t happen, unless researchers learn to step out of their comfort zone and engage with the real world

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

A civic tech approach to Swachh Bharat
·Economy, Policy & Society

A civic tech approach to Swachh Bharat

Monitoring performance and impact is key to the success of the Swachh Bharat Mission. And that’s where technology can make a big difference

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Amrita Chowdhury

Amrita Chowdhury

Director, Gaia Smart Cities

Aadhaar and we the people of India
·Economy, Policy & Society

Aadhaar and we the people of India

Much is being said about Aadhaar being a vicious project and one that tramples on Indian citizens. But is that the complete truth? It is a story about India that is being reported abysmally

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Celebrate authentic failures
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Celebrate authentic failures

In his new book ‘A Biography of Innovations’ R Gopalakrishnan, former Tata Sons executive director, talks about learning from mistakes and the importance of intellectual curiosity, collective ingenuity and storytelling

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Being creative is hard work
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Being creative is hard work

This Week: How to create a great single brand for customers and employees, creativity vs imagination, and more

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Change: From idea to action
·Leadership & Organisation

Change: From idea to action

Kishore Biyani’s Retail 3.0 strategy, the art of selling, and why pain can be good and necessary

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The 1% rule
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

The 1% rule

How do you eat an elephant? One piece at a time. Sounds like plain common sense. If forgotten, failure is inevitable

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel