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
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?
Strategic Intent
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
Models, tech platforms and the hope for a better future
This Week: How civic tech can help Swachh Bharat, Aadhaar and digital platforms for development, and the importance of celebrating failures
When a tech idea goes into a government office
Aadhaar was designed as an enabler, a utility. That is its strength, and its weakness
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
The Gist
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
Being creative is hard work
This Week: How to create a great single brand for customers and employees, creativity vs imagination, and more
The power of eight employee experiences
And take a one question diagnostic on how you fare in delivering them
Think being an ideas junkie makes you creative? Think again
There is no clinical evidence to prove this, but my brain fell in love with ideas and got close to that of a cocaine addict
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