tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87444123727935978062024-03-06T08:05:48.373+05:30Ideas-InnovationIdeas,Innovation & Design ThinkingFreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-63184158532306407362014-01-05T18:20:00.000+05:302014-01-05T18:20:11.463+05:30How AAP redefined electoral campaigning <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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They came, They saw, They conquered<br />
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Much has been said & written about the fantastic performance by AAP(Aam Aadmi party) in the recent Delhi elections & how it caught the imagination of entire nation & not just Delhi. <br />
How they were able to achieve this? What can we learn from them?<br />
Many are comparing AAP to a nimble startup which were brushed aside by large establishments until they were proven wrong. And boy wrong were they. <br />
How did they do it?<br />
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Here are couple of points that i think we can learn from AAP.<br />
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<b>1. Understand your customer/ Partner with them</b> - Democracy is Of the people, By the people & For the people. AAP really understood this. By being very close to people & really understanding their real issues AAP knew the pulse of the people of Delhi, their worries, their issues. No wonder when AAP leaders went out & made speeches they were able to really connect with people. All of us felt AAP knows our issues & what we want from a government. This video shows how Arvind Kejriwal frequented visited people's homes while his opponents choose to stay away. (<a href="http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/how-sheila-dikshit-lost-the-new-delhi-constituency/300826">http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/how-sheila-dikshit-lost-the-new-delhi-constituency/300826</a>) . Think of it, how often you meet your customers. What concerns them, how your product fits into their lives. <br />
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<b>2. Purpose</b> - AAP political campaign was unlike any other. Where would you see people coming out of their homes & becoming volunteers & that too for no pay. Very often it has been said that democracy is a participatory function, we actually saw in this past elections with people participating in the election process. I have heard too many stories of neighbours asking their neighbours to go & vote for AAP, students at metro stations volunteering after their college to talk about AAP. Why did they do that? Because AAP had a purpose. They projected a purpose to change Indian democracy, of giving a government of the people, by the people & for the people. People really connected with this purpose. They were able to convert people into believers. Believers of change, Believers of hope, Believers in a better future. <br />
It was not a regular election for their believers. It was the only chance to change the system for the people yearning for change. AAP had a bigger goal, a bigger vision than just governance. Think of it, what does your company/brand stands for....for eg: is it just making biscuits or eliminating hunger? <br />
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<b>3. Tool for Brand recognition & rise of Believers </b>- I was in Delhi during the last week in the run up to Delhi elections. And where ever one went, one could see people wearing white Gandhi cap, Immediately one could recognise there is either a member from AAP or a believer. Children were wearing in metros, oldies were wearing it while doing morning walk, students were wearing in colleges. The cap had one simple message written on it - '<i>I am a common man</i>'. People had a sense of pride. The cap was a brilliant tool for word of mouth marketing. It was a conversation starter between a believer & one who can<br />
be converted. People took it on themselves to make others also believe & be part of a shared vision & purpose.<br />
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<b>4. Reframe assumptions 'from Rule to Serve'</b>- If you look at the common assumption towards political parties, its that they are big, corrupt & they are here to rule us. AAP turned this around on its head. AAP was nimble, they didn't had any corruption cases against them & the biggest difference in their strategy was that their objective was to <b>Serve rather than Rule</b>. Think of it, with change in words suddenly the whole mindset changes. One starts to think of how if i come to power , i will serve people & decides policies which are in the interest of people. With AAP here to SERVE rather than RULE they really picked the suitable candidates who will be able to achieve this purpose & voters connected with them.<br />
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<b>5. Focus on Building a platform</b> - Last but not the least, AAP successfully created a platform which a common man can be part of. Earlier political candidates were either rich or were dominant in their own region. Look at the candidates of AAP - Saurabh Bharadwaj (34) was a software engineer & comes from a middle class family, Rakhi Birla (26) was a journalist at a news channel and there are many like them. AAP has successfully set up a platform for the common man to participate in democracy. Democracy by the people, of the people & for the people.<br />
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FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-50171930533015549902013-05-20T11:45:00.002+05:302013-05-20T11:45:19.080+05:30Anonymity <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymity could be treasured by some, uncalledfor by others.<br />
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How can we enable whistle blowers to remain anonymous after disclosures?<br />
If you knew you will remain untraceable, would you report on behaviors, actions & deeds of others?<br />
Will this step leads to curbing corruption !!!!<br />
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There is a Quote in Game of Thrones - There's a beast in every man & it stirs when you put a sword in his hands.<br />
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Imagine you will remain anonymous irrespective of your actions. Would you behave the way you do currently....how will your behavior & actions change.<br />
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How will our actions change once we have Google Glass.<br />
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Will Anonymity be a desired virtue in 21st century?<br />
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Will we be able to be Anonymous when desired. <br />
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Anonymity is amazing......<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/32788295">The Sex Profile</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4506815">ESTER</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Amazing Idea........how can we change similar behaviors towards Smoking, Drinking, Wearing seatbelts, Using low beam at night.<br />
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Neeraj </div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-34224737780123301262011-11-30T00:45:00.001+05:302012-11-16T14:10:03.550+05:30I love thissssssssss<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Love this talk.<br />
I guess we should do more stuff similar projects here. Make people around you loosen up, laugh at themselves, meet each other, participate, have fun.<br />
Being weird is good. Is that spelling correct?<br />
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Neeraj </div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-30580974618065148512011-10-17T12:57:00.004+05:302011-10-17T14:41:50.430+05:30Observing Spaces<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all shift from one space to the other during the entire day. By space i mean My room, My Bathroom, My breakfast table, My car, My office, My cabin, I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">n the Atm, At the shop, In the elevator, At restaurant, At Canteen, In the bus, My Bedroom, At the Cafeteria, My study room,.........etc. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In each of these spaces we perform various tasks, interact with with various things, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good starting point to understand what all spaces people shift during their day. What activities they perform, goals & what all interactions takes place. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For eg: Commuting daily to office in a driver driven car for 40-60 mins.......what interactions takes place there, what are the needs, goals. </span><br />
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FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-91618890245185804002011-08-27T23:34:00.000+05:302011-08-27T23:34:11.853+05:30By the People<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Policies of the people, for the people & BY the people. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a remarkable victory of Anna Hazare & millions of us there is one point which come across. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its the participation of people in forming policies.........totally reversing the entire model. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May be in the future consumers will tell companies what to make instead of viceversa.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How would that happen? What Business model we will have? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just some thoughts</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Why is that people who stay & serve at a Holy place like Golden Temple have found a meaning to what they are doing............found a couple of them with interesting stories on a recent visit to Golden Temple. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Met this guy over there.........a B.Tech who worked at a Top Indian IT firm...........left it & now stays over there...........said over here i have found meaning & peace. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b>How can Education & Work Environment provide Meaning to people? </b> </span></span><br />
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FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-89262679588992832672011-07-06T13:28:00.000+05:302011-07-06T13:28:42.147+05:30Upcoming Documentary on Design Thinking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey everybody</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">check out the trailer of Design & Thinking .....an upcoming documentary on Design Thinking. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its still in the making & the unit is looking for donations to complete this project. Help them if you can..........http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1472557232/design-and-thinking-a-documentary</span><br />
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Neeraj </div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-48027599005422044512011-06-26T23:26:00.001+05:302011-06-26T23:27:04.457+05:30Standup comedians<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey Everybody</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just rewatched Jaspal Bhatti's Flop Show (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flop_Show">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flop_Show</a>) ..........was watching Russel Peters the other day..........wow........comedians are amazing observers.....their great talent lies in picking up great insights of the society they are part of. Look at Russel Peters ..........how he picks up insights of different culture........after watching his show u think like wow man....we are like that.......</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Too much to learn from these guys.........need to spend more time understanding how they notice behavior & pick up insights.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Was also wondering how can Comedy as a tool be used in organisations............ How can HR people in organisations use comedy to create an environment within organisation wherein an employee is Destressed, Feels Connected to each other & is more imaginative (enhanced creativity).</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Too much to learn from these guys.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I7d5PHZmxJ0" width="380"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7pYOZduNhtY" width="380"></iframe><br /><br /><br />Tc<br />Neeraj<br /> </div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-27287207209613379142011-06-23T02:14:00.001+05:302011-06-23T02:16:19.818+05:30Mhealth - Role & Opportunities in India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everybody </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here are some questions</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- How can we extend the reach of our basic healthcare facilities? – Considering India has less than 7lakh functional hospital beds of which more than 40% are located in top 20 cities & we have less than 6.5 lakh qualified doctors.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- How can we detect & control the availability of adulterated medicines? - Considering we have high incidence of adulterated & expired medicines in the market estimated approx 20%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- How can people be empowered with information to stay healthy? – Considering a rise in Lifestyle diseases in urban cities (diabetes, depression, etc)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Can being healthy be made sexy, aspirational & be incentivized?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- How to change behavior of people to be more health conscious? & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">above all</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What role Mobile devices play in addressing all of the above</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>B</b>arcamp is always a great place to gather & discuss ideas. Recently me & my friend Bhavya (check her blog - </span><a href="http://bhavyavoice.blogspot.com/">http://bhavyavoice.blogspot.com/</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) presented about Mhealth at Barcamp Bangalore.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spoke on Mhealth - Role, Challenges & Opportunities in India</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot is being said about Mhealth. It is being described as the next big thing after Mobile entertainment & Mobile Finance. So what exactly is Mhealth. Well, according to UN foundation Mhealth stands for Provision of health related services via mobile communications.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot is being done in the field of medicine. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out Daniel Kraft TEDx talk about upcoming Innovations in the field of healthcare. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Includes lot of examples on how Mobile Devices are also being used.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><object height="326" width="446"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011X/Blank/DanielKraft_2011X-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DanielKraft-2011X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1168&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=daniel_kraft_medicine_s_future;year=2011;theme=a_taste_of_tedx;theme=might_you_live_a_great_deal_longer;theme=medicine_without_borders;theme=new_on_ted_com;event=TEDxMaastricht;tag=Design;tag=Science;tag=Technology;tag=health+care;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="446" height="326" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011X/Blank/DanielKraft_2011X-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DanielKraft-2011X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1168&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=daniel_kraft_medicine_s_future;year=2011;theme=a_taste_of_tedx;theme=might_you_live_a_great_deal_longer;theme=medicine_without_borders;theme=new_on_ted_com;event=TEDxMaastricht;tag=Design;tag=Science;tag=Technology;tag=health+care;"></embed></object></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we searched around, we found a plethora of applications on the app store. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However as we prepared our talk ....focused on Indian context, some questions remained –</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do Mobile Devices have a significant role to play in India & more importantly what role considering low awareness & attention being paid to health. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also low use of smartphones if we take the entire 750 million phones or so. Majority of people still have the basic mobile phones……so apps are out of question.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some what are the possible roles that mobile devices can play in India in health domain:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mobile devices can play the following roles in Indian context.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0GJlUfT0yggq0YruQZ7RXlMBCDpdD9YG2iS3PjGxdS5-A4FtcRI0MN-oS9crRymaKHaSaqtYElWKIIqYa_e3n7637HKhDFb47LhaPXTiC2fzomfNEq7nKMY-fRGUAj99xqY1yja7ONw/s1600/d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0GJlUfT0yggq0YruQZ7RXlMBCDpdD9YG2iS3PjGxdS5-A4FtcRI0MN-oS9crRymaKHaSaqtYElWKIIqYa_e3n7637HKhDFb47LhaPXTiC2fzomfNEq7nKMY-fRGUAj99xqY1yja7ONw/s320/d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Extend reach</b> - Considering India has less than 7 lakh functional hospital beds of which more than 40% are located in top 20 cities & we have less than 6.5 lakh qualified doctors, mobile devices can be used extend reach of basic health related information. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mobile devices can play two important roles to address a issue like this. First how to enable people to prevent diseases instead of fighting diseases. If people are able to prevent diseases then the burden of patients on the health infrastructure will be a lot lesser. Can SMS be a method .Can the devices be used to make people aware on how to stay healthy. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second role could be to extend the reach of already available healthcare professionals & facilities. ……Imagine the role that mobile devices can play in helping Asha & Anganwadi workers to update their skills regularly & learn about how to treat… Can there be possibility to empower people in villages to have the knowledge of a doctor in the city …Can upcoming technologies like 3D be used to help in simulating the treatment process. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can there be a new business opportunity for Mobile Service Networks to link a doctor & patient who are at different places. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Check & Control</b> - How can every person purchasing a medicine know that he his not purchasing an adulterated medicine. What role mobile devices can play to address these issues. What kind of services are we talking about. Which technology can be used. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Detection</b> – Can we detect epidemics early & restrict their spread. How can mobile devices play a role here. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Change Behavior</b> – How to change behavior of people to being aware & knowledgeable about being healthy. Can being healthy be made inspirational & incentivized. Can people share how healthy they are. How to empower people with the knowledge of what is good health. Can metrics be made available for them to keep a track of how they are doing. Can we take some inspirations from gamefication trend & incentivize people. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think although mobile devices can play a very important role, still I think we will face some issues like Authenticity of information being provided (Can we trust the information), Accountability on the information being shared (Who will be accountable – will mobile service providers be accountable for information they provide) & Affordability. Going ahead this area promises to offer a huge market & a lot of Business opportunities. However there has be a collaboration between Hospitals (for Authentic Information), Service Providers (for building the platform) & Government (for making it affordable). </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess there is enough reasons to believe that Mobile devices can play an important role in addressing healthcare issues. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the recent Coca Cola commercial reasons to believe – pretty cool </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1vKDOWAf5M8" width="360"></iframe><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tc</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neeraj </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Statistics Sources – Business Standard - http://tinyurl.com/62jf52d </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PWC - http://tinyurl.com/62klff3</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mHealth for Development, UN Foundation - http://tinyurl.com/aptf7m</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coca Cola ad - </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vKDOWAf5M8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vKDOWAf5M8</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-13339177049208736562011-04-04T18:54:00.004+05:302011-04-04T18:57:29.544+05:30Future of Design & Design thinking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D18Jyl-aWIY" title="YouTube video player" width="450"></iframe><br /><br />Hey everybody<br />chk out this video of Tim Brown discussing Future of design & design thinking with Bruce Nussbaum. Interesting points there (particularly from 42 min).<br /><br />Neeraj<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">video source : <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D18Jyl-aWIY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D18Jyl-aWIY</a></span></div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-67670258802985666442010-12-19T16:47:00.001+05:302010-12-19T16:48:30.999+05:30Airports for Frequent flyershey Everybody <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaubUGNeSYVwKdtKD7iWZq26HWrgPTTPNiSuiFQUfSsGrqvYFiT67TOq5tls4KfzpZTT93zOSPR34yawsOACFvbo_DORD8QTn8ighee41fEZ-CCyUHS0-UOjKTs2k6XyIjBFiushGhP-E/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="273" width="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaubUGNeSYVwKdtKD7iWZq26HWrgPTTPNiSuiFQUfSsGrqvYFiT67TOq5tls4KfzpZTT93zOSPR34yawsOACFvbo_DORD8QTn8ighee41fEZ-CCyUHS0-UOjKTs2k6XyIjBFiushGhP-E/s320/images.jpg" /></a></div><br />Recently got shifted to new city. <br />Also Recently saw the amazing Up in the Air movie. <br /><br />While I was at the Airport, I wondered how would people who fly atleast 150 days or more in a year (in the movie the character played by George Clooney spend most of the year flying) would feel everytime they visit airports. <br />What is an Airport to them - a pit stop to relax & rewind or an unnecessary & tiring stopover? How can the experience of airport be defined by them. <br />Do they look forward to visit the same airport multiple times in a year?.........How can airports be designed to provide new experiences to frequent travelers visiting same airport multiple times in a year? <br />Do these guys value time & speed to leisure & experience?........<br />Can there be quick airports with entry into airport & boarding into plane in 15 min flat & with no shop/food courts - taking inspiration from low cost airlines model.<br /><br />just some thoughts<br />Neeraj<br /><br />picture source: http://tinyurl.com/34r2g8bFreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-26172719790598257412010-09-02T06:17:00.002+05:302010-09-02T06:19:40.825+05:30Rethinking Waste Management<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDxBJLs2ngzxPBqEqDx-gZPpYhyphenhyphenEQutaxb2buIPihg3rZy6fsRhzSTbigycAWS35pi0WLCUkOVw1WoQUiasVrCa3P7Df8GACZ-5BlWa5Fo0UpGIlghxxY1Ss3WPdh0YJyFTsi2_5a50k/s1600/asc.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDxBJLs2ngzxPBqEqDx-gZPpYhyphenhyphenEQutaxb2buIPihg3rZy6fsRhzSTbigycAWS35pi0WLCUkOVw1WoQUiasVrCa3P7Df8GACZ-5BlWa5Fo0UpGIlghxxY1Ss3WPdh0YJyFTsi2_5a50k/s320/asc.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://tinyurl.com/25amwxf</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hi Everybody</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Not been writing actively for a while. Need to read more i guess.....</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Recently a business channel had a program on waste & waste management activities in India. The program was quite informative & it showcased activities being undertaken to manage various types of waste by government & private players.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It also highlighted how a urgent attention is needed by both government & private players to manage & recycle waste.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The program got me thinking.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Is managing & recycling waste, only way to solve the problem.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How about before managing & recycling, let's step back & look at why do we have waste in the first place, its proper disposal & collection activities.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Government & Private players, no doubt should make efforts to manage & recycle waste but i think this problem should also be looked at from the front end :</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why have waste </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - I want to understand - Why waste is waste - is it because it has lost its economic value or life.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Is there a way to develop items (bottles, bags, packaging, material, etc) which can be used again or have multiple uses......to extend their life.........with one usage motive complete they can transform into another.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Is their a business opportunity to use waste/unused products.........</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Can a business be created which uses scrap or waste material so that these items are used again. Check out Delhi based Green the Gap (http://greenthegap.com) which utilizes cartons, leather, etc to create beautiful lifestyle products as well as generate employment locally. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--Can there be ebay kind of platform for swapping old & unused items with a charitable angle to it so that people feel good when they donate/give away their old & unused items.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Can there be a business which actually takes your old & unused items & provides you with incentives on new ones. Check out Future Group's effort on swapping old items with new </span></span><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-Bazaar-s-offer-to-swap-old-goods-for-new/Article1-59460.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-Bazaar-s-offer-to-swap-old-goods-for-new/Article1-59460.aspx</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- What's the diff between people who take care of environment & those who not. Can companies appreciate their effort. How about making them role models.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Managing Disposal </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- Without proper segregation from the customer end what happens is that huge time is wasted in waste segregation of diff type later.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What measures can be taken to instill a behavior of proper segregation right at the customer/home end so that it reduces unnecessary effort by government personnel.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Can we make sorting & segregation fun. have a look at the following video from the Fun Theory & check out their effort to make returning plastic bottle a fun experience.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSiHjMU-MUo?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSiHjMU-MUo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="300" height="240"></embed></object></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Apart from ongoing government efforts, I think the problem of waste management should also be dealt with instilling a proper behavior among individuals to minimize their wastage, proper segregation & having products which have multiple usages. Lots more can be done & i think this problem should be seen as an opportunity for business & government.</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Neeraj</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Video Source - </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSiHjMU-MUo"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSiHjMU-MUo</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo source - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://tinyurl.com/25amwxf</span></span></b></span>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-36960134782050240632010-07-27T00:57:00.003+05:302010-08-30T00:54:05.438+05:30Inception<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvJVqFshbIowtqqjfzCwHCy04Ybke3tqvStce-IMKA0HEmPGII0nroYGAE7gOC_uccS39xX60DfmOLnlbtce_0k5W7hn3pFvT7z5E1kn7av4MyoJjq3KFnxrTeITT31oPow7LD2GMltM/s1600/inception-poster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvJVqFshbIowtqqjfzCwHCy04Ybke3tqvStce-IMKA0HEmPGII0nroYGAE7gOC_uccS39xX60DfmOLnlbtce_0k5W7hn3pFvT7z5E1kn7av4MyoJjq3KFnxrTeITT31oPow7LD2GMltM/s200/inception-poster.jpeg" width="135" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Recently saw Inception. A must watch.<br />
It got me thinking.<br />
From where ideas come from?<br />
What is Inspiration?<br />
How to alter/influence others?<br />
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Do catch the movie. Great one</span> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Also noticed that film is difficult to understand & require repetitive viewing. Is that by coincidence or by Design? </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A strategy to ensure repetitive viewing by having difficult to understand concept. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Loved this talk by Don Norman. He Hints a lot of things on how the role of Design professionals/ Design agencies will be changing in the coming years.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/12022651"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don Norman at IIT Design Research Conference 2010</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> from </span></span><a href="http://vimeo.com/iitdesign"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">IIT Institute of Design</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on </span></span><a href="http://vimeo.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Vimeo</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Neeraj</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Video Source : </span></span><a href="http://vimeo.com/12022651"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://vimeo.com/12022651</span></span></a>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-73133167917129949322010-05-07T02:09:00.002+05:302010-05-07T02:29:50.099+05:30Design & Innovation resources- April 2010<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2f8f6ao" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhUtr6OjWUAZusJK_7oflG4mAMOfGxKycYkzizxqwciaHIFa5WUmOI1b8oBlF4XbPnKsZ6pQGLbTw8elC102AlC-kpPKbXJlbmhZpw3NL3vAA3TBugZoe7HIwG5bYXXB2Ik0cyzNe2Ew/s200/2663422833_6446a5a32d.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>http://tinyurl.com/2f8f6ao</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hey Everybody........</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are some articles that I found interesting in the month of April. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. An Article about GO JIYO (India's first 3D virtual reality world by Godrej). </span></span><a href="http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/play/gojiyo-indias-first-3d-virtual-reality-environment-698746"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. Economist came out with a special report on innovation in emerging markets. </span></span><a href="http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15879369"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. Accenture's group COO talks about key issues companies are facing post recession, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">growth opportunities for businesses in emerging markets and how business of consulting is changing.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news//india-should-take-its-innovation-todeveloped-world//392948/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news//india-should-take-its-innovation-todeveloped-world//392948/"></a>4. Check out this amazing article by IIMB faculty about competition. </span></span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126465641868236415.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5. Check out Ideaken.......(Inspired from Innocentive?). </span></span><a href="http://www.ideaken.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6. Check out the great talk by Prof. Anil Gupta (Honey Bee Network) at TED India. </span></span><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/anil_gupta_india_s_hidden_hotbeds_of_invention.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><object height="326" width="446"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/AnilGupta_2009I-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/AnilGupta-2009I.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=851&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=anil_gupta_india_s_hidden_hotbeds_of_invention;year=2009;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=rethinking_poverty;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=new_on_ted_com;event=TEDIndia+2009;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="446" height="326" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/AnilGupta_2009I-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/AnilGupta-2009I.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=851&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=anil_gupta_india_s_hidden_hotbeds_of_invention;year=2009;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=rethinking_poverty;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=new_on_ted_com;event=TEDIndia+2009;"></embed></object></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Was wondering what type of Design & Business Model will be needed for these grassroot innovations inorder to make them commercially successful. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7. Micromax has become India's 3rd largest mobile phone vendor. check out its story & what approach they undertook to compete. </span></span><a href="http://www.google.com/gwt/x?q=mobile&output=xhtml&ei=8f_XS-D3IYOalgeKnKkQ&ct=res&cd=us/17593745489576-3&start=30&hl=en&source=news&u=http://m.economictimes.com/PDAET/articleshow/5865603.cms"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8. Blackberry is facing intense competition from other Smart phones. Check out how they plan to compete. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rims-split-personality-strategy/article1553139/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9. Check out how IBM's virtual supercomputer is tapping unused processors of half a million people like you & me for scientific research. </span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/145/look-whos-curing-cancer.html?page=0,0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10. Is Innovation Overrated. Is Imitation better for fast paced & successful growth. Check out an article on Imitation economy. </span></span><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/04/18/the_imitation_economy/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">11. Check out a product design company with a different approach & business model. </span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1609737/product-design-startup-quirky-gets-6-million-in-vc-funding"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">12. Great Article on How Designers Think.......</span></span><a href="http://warrenberger.com/speech"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">13. Is Geo Location the next big thing in social media. </span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/144/tech-edge-hollow-point.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">14. Talking about Geo Location.....Here's an article discussing whether opportunities & relevance that Foursquare offers for Business. </span></span><a href="http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/foursquare-for-business-is-there-a-real-opportunity-ben-parr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">15. Will Smart Lenses be the Bluetooth headsets for future? </span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1623012/smart-contact-lens-bluetooth-future"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check out</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">16. How to Design for China. Jan Chipchase & Mark Rolston of Frog Design discusses. </span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1608588/a-conversation-with-jan-chipchase-and-frog-designs-chief-creative-mark-rolston"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">17. Post It turns 30. </span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/biz/international-business/Post-it-turns-30/articleshow/5855349.cms"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check Article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Neeraj </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/04/18/the_imitation_economy/"></a>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-26286542737103653042010-05-03T19:38:00.001+05:302010-05-03T19:41:50.378+05:30Rethinking Match Box Category<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/showitzer/2110624580/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglq2AQo7-bYXnvzfY-Pl2N99bJLhl-ITS11T2RdpiCLRqBT5StfqRrUMdvr9HJk-cyiTwuT5eIsM5f-Humkzh76XSM_rUSiJz21iBU3euLi53H14LCoHx6aAnSYRnpoT3GtDd9DS2zjv8/s320/matchbox.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Source: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2vh4dr2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://tinyurl.com/2vh4dr2</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><a href="http://ideas-innovation.blogspot.com/"></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://ideas-innovation.blogspot.com/">http://ideas-innovation.blogspot.com/</a></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">While looking for a matchbox during a powercut a thought came to my mind. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When was the last time we heard of some Innovation in the Inexpensive Matchbox (per unit cost around 50 paisa) category.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What are the possibilities of re-thinking how a matchbox is used, bought, distributed, perceived & manufactured. What if we were to change the meaning that Matchbox as a product offers - from a functional product used by the masses to light to being a fashionable item collected by the classes.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What will be the Business implications...........will it open new market space for the Industry, Improve Margins, Boost Demand. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What design elements we can use to achieve this objective. What Business Model changes will likely to be Implemented.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Neeraj </span></span></div></div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-33787758840892982532010-03-31T11:04:00.002+05:302010-03-31T11:07:56.865+05:30Design & Innovation resources- March 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoIc4bPaG8kd9oHQyyCKtHQBxYWozBTiu1qAkFd5Ush-i1qgRd6-e3ES7Pt32RRn_VRLS6RE3bSbo8y7ZjIz7g0DKIMOdw3yaw64J7V1DXF_G0-zWRO2j18sCrhahSZx_pfBcVcOFPZY/s1600-h/pict.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoIc4bPaG8kd9oHQyyCKtHQBxYWozBTiu1qAkFd5Ush-i1qgRd6-e3ES7Pt32RRn_VRLS6RE3bSbo8y7ZjIz7g0DKIMOdw3yaw64J7V1DXF_G0-zWRO2j18sCrhahSZx_pfBcVcOFPZY/s200/pict.JPG" width="191" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Hey Everybody</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here are some of the links I found both Interesting & Useful being posted in the month of March. I have divided them into the categories of Innovation & Design Thinking, Basics, Reframing/Rethinking, Competition & Resources. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Innovation & Design Thinking</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1. Check out the Ten Innovations that will Transform Medicine in an article on HBR (</span></span><a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/03/health_care_of_the_future.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2. Jocelyn Bailey posted 4 visions on the world tomorrow & how to shape your company around them (</span></span><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/business/the_big_rethink_four_visions_of_the_world_tomorrow_and_how_to_shape_your_company_around_them_16163.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3. Here is the list of 15 design tips you can learn from Apple (</span></span><a href="http://designshack.co.uk/articles/inspiration/15-design-tips-to-learn-from-apple"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">) Nice read.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4. Learn about how mobile phones are transforming economy, society & lives of people in Africa (</span></span><a href="http://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2010/03/opeds/pdf/Aker.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">5. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Jane Fulton Suri of Ideo authored an interesting paper titled - Informing Our Intuition: Design Research for Radical Innovation. (</span></span><a href="http://www.ideo.com/publications/item/informing-our-intuition-design-research-for-radical-innovation/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">6. Paula Thornton takes a critical look at the books by Tim Brown & Roger Martin. Check the review. (</span></span><a href="http://totalexperience.corante.com/archives/2010/02/28/design_thinking_in_stereo_martin_and_brown.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">7. Now, What do U.S. President Jack Kennedy, snowboarder Shaun White, and Indian tycoon Ratan Tata have in common? Check out the article by Vijay Govindarajan on BusinessWeek (</span></span><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2010/id20100319_530576.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">8. What does it takes to come out with a winning mobile phone. Check out as Izwan Ismail talks to Nokia designers & finds out. (</span></span><a href="http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20100307214802/Article/index_html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">9. Do Improv comedians make the best design thinkers. One professors beleives so. Check it out. (</span></span><a href="http://www.dartmouthengineer.com/2010/03/engineering-by-design/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">10. How banks can do better. Here is a post by Ideo's Ryan Jacoby. (</span></span><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2010/id20100318_447287.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">11. Learn how to get noticed in a crowded market in this FastCompany Article. (</span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/dan-heath/switch/voodoo-doughnut-getting-noticed-crowded-market"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">12. Bhagwan Chowdhry's FAB Campaign Aims to Put $100 in Bank Account for Every Baby. Learn How. (</span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1582682/bhagwan-chowdhry-fab-campaign"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">13. How Web 2.0 might foster & enable an Innovation revolution. Check it out. (</span></span><a href="http://vaughanmerlyn.com/2010/03/09/design-thinking-2-0-how-web-2-0-might-foster-and-enable-an-innovation-revolution/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">14. </span></span><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bios/Roger_Martin_and_Jennifer_Riel.htm" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Roger Martin and Jennifer Riel</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> wrote about the decline of Miramax films & what we can learn. (</span></span><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2010/id2010034_725045.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">15. Materials driving product Innovation in 2010. (</span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1566153/the-materials-driving-product-innovation-in-2010"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">check link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Basics</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1. Paul Thurston & Nick Marsh posted a brief guide to Service Design. (</span></span><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/harrybr/a-brief-guide-to-service-design-ux-brighton-by-paul-thurston-nick-marsh"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2. I found a special report by MIT Sloan on Design Thinking which includes couple of articles. (</span></span><a href="http://sloanreview.mit.edu/special-report/design-thinking/?utm_source=web&utm_medium=twitter"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3. Although it has been posted in Oct 08, still like this video of Roger Martin explaining what is Design Thinking & Integrative Thinking. (</span></span><a href="http://metacool.typepad.com/metacool/2008/10/roger.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4. Thinking & doing Ethnography in Service Design. (</span></span><a href="http://www.iasdr2009.org/ap/Papers/Special%20Session/Adopting%20rigor%20in%20Service%20Design%20Research/Thinking%20and%20Doing%20Ethnography%20in%20Service%20Design.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">5. Here's ten steps of becoming the designer you want to be. (</span></span><a href="http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/ten-steps-to-becoming-the-designer-you-want-to-be.html?"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Reframing/ Rethinking</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1. Check out the article on Redesigning the Concept and Role of the Automobile. (</span></span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/arts/08iht-design8.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2. Check out the article by Dr. Jay Parkinson on How to redesign healthcare. (</span></span><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/feb2010/id2010021_040167.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3. Rethinking washing machine. (</span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1589728/open-source-washing-machine-project-rethinks-clothes-washing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4. Rethinking the C-Suite. (</span></span><a href="http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/it039s-time-to-rethink-the-c-suite.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+frog-design-mind+(design+mind)&utm_source=IATV&utm_medium=twitter"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Competition</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1. IIT- Kanpur is holding the NEXT50 Innovation Challenge. (</span></span><a href="http://iitk50-bangalore.com/50/next50"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Resources </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1. Lots of papers from the DMI conference 2008 - Design thinking : New Challenges for Designers, managers & organisations. (</span></span><a href="http://www.dmi.org/dmi/html/conference/academic08/AC08Proceedings.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2. Check out the 10 essential design tools for Social Media pros (</span></span><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/03/23/social-media-design-tools/?utm_source=web&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+Mashable+(Mashable)&utm_content=Twitter"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3. A dedicated channel on service design on Guardian. (</span></span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/service-design"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4. Free Design eBooks. (</span></span><a href="http://arbent.net/blog/outstanding-free-ebooks-on-design"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">5. Love This talk by Gary Vaynerchuk. (</span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqZ0RU95d4&feature=player_embedded#"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">6. Check out the cool Infographics. (</span></span><a href="http://www.pamorama.net/2010/03/03/35-great-social-media-infographics/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">7. Experientia Design is on Vimeo. check out their channel. (</span></span><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/channels/experientia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Thanks </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Neeraj </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Picture Source: </span></span><a href="http://www.pamorama.net/2010/03/03/35-great-social-media-infographics/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Check Link</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></span></div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-9271219134083630412010-03-14T19:03:00.003+05:302010-03-14T19:48:20.626+05:30Who cares about Brands?<div><a href="http://ideas-innovation.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ideas-innovation.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ALvjG6BPjM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ALvjG6BPjM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have a look at above video posted by </span><a href="http://trendwatching.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Trendwatching.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (part of their latest breifing) showcasing what do people think of Brands. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Does brands mean anything to consumers.........</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What approach brands should follow to stay relevant. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Neeraj </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Video Source : </span><a href="http://trendwatching.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Trendwatching.com</span></a></span></div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-49992750636382817802010-03-04T01:55:00.003+05:302010-03-04T02:38:37.356+05:30Design & Innovation Resources -Feb 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEiJ_bfgF439Wwd5nCGokdHXdMSXR91is4cSfpG5Hhrgkr1pJxAuc2E9-_5CAaYh4wMcPCTFRFhLuzMDsWKhthvN3_rJFb61rymKD9f2ulujCB5-M0SnIOXeJFvEP5YTzEkjc6_ZtGxo/s1600-h/27_02_2010_012_001_003.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEiJ_bfgF439Wwd5nCGokdHXdMSXR91is4cSfpG5Hhrgkr1pJxAuc2E9-_5CAaYh4wMcPCTFRFhLuzMDsWKhthvN3_rJFb61rymKD9f2ulujCB5-M0SnIOXeJFvEP5YTzEkjc6_ZtGxo/s200/27_02_2010_012_001_003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444517140826250178" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hey Everybody </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Its been an eventful month with lots of happening in the design world. Here are some of the links that i found interesting from the world of design. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. Jan end saw the launch of Apple I-Pad. Robert Fabricant provides his views as to why the Ipad is the GAMES changer. check</span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/robert-fabricant/design-4-impact/apple-tablet-games"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> link</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. FastCompany is out with its list of World's Most Innovative Companies. Check </span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/mic/2010"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Link</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. Design Observer posted an Inspiring interview with Anil Gupta of the National Innovation Foundation highlighting his initiatives to discover & help Grassroot Innovators in India. Check </span></span><a href="http://changeobserver.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=12691"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4. Seth Godin posted a good post on '</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Random rules for ideas worth spreading'. Check </span></span><a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/01/random-rules-for-ideas-worth-spreading.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Link</span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5. BBC website is in the midst of revamping its website. Here is the story of the creation of its new global visual language . Check </span></span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/02/a_new_global_visual_language_f.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Link</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6. Ideo came out with a new mobile application of their method cards. Check </span></span><a href="http://www.ideo.com/news/item/article/method-card-iphone-application/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Link</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stanford D School uploaded a talk of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/dschool/people/team_bernie_roth.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Prof. Bernie Roth</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, one of the d.school's founders talking about </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">how design has changed over the years from design of objects to design of almost everything. Check </span></span></span></span><a href="http://dschool.typepad.com/news/2010/02/design-of-objects-design-of-almost-everything.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">link</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f3wwj680nGE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f3wwj680nGE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8. FastCompany in its latest magazine has couple of great articles. Check out this one 'Business advice from Van Halen' (Can we set up systems wherein problems would surface automatically before they actually occur. Reminds me of Poka Yoke system in my Kaizen Class). Check </span></span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/143/made-to-stick-the-telltale-brown-mampm.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">link</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9. The Finance Minister of India recently presented his budget. Here is a Infographic of the budget. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check </span></span><a href="http://epaper.livemint.com/ArticleImageEx.aspx?article=27_02_2010_012_001_003&type=2&mode=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10. I found this useful article about Ten ways to measure Design Success by DMI. Check </span></span><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/oct2009/id2009105_225354.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">link</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Neeraj </span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Image Source: check </span></span><a href="http://epaper.livemint.com/ArticleImageEx.aspx?article=27_02_2010_012_001_003&type=2&mode=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Link</span></span></a></div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-62858643523038889032010-01-21T11:14:00.004+05:302010-01-21T11:26:05.337+05:30Design & Innovation Resources<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHS0Isoe_sg8zKNGZVxz65GkgjGi9bve-DqW5Y5PdoWB-QKWdDx6xJXWFrL_YUqpR21jXSlrHGZ4ERs4Dbi3li3Lu7MGm8c_Mfji6VpZQCPcmmpjBN3XDAAsnvNaE__oiC1g7W9ARSEnw/s1600-h/JWT.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHS0Isoe_sg8zKNGZVxz65GkgjGi9bve-DqW5Y5PdoWB-QKWdDx6xJXWFrL_YUqpR21jXSlrHGZ4ERs4Dbi3li3Lu7MGm8c_Mfji6VpZQCPcmmpjBN3XDAAsnvNaE__oiC1g7W9ARSEnw/s200/JWT.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429067458889144898" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hey Everybody </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A lot has been going lately in the design thinking & Innovation fields. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Following are the sources which I found to be extremely useful.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don Norman's post questioning the importance & relevance of design research for breakthrough Innovation has caused quite a spur. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is the link to Don Norman's Article (</span></span><a href="http://jnd.org/dn.mss/technology_first_needs_last.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Some replies to Don Norman can be read at</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1. Adam Richardso (</span></span><a href="http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/what-good-is-design-research.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2. Bruce Nussbaum's reply (</span></span><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2009/12/technology_vs_c.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In addition there were very interesting articles explaining design thinking & its role.</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:6.75pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. Check this amazing post by Brian Collins explaining the role of a design through a tale of a donkey & a banjo (</span></span><a href="http://www.briancollins1.com/?p=1423&cpage=1#comment-291"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:6.75pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. Venessa Miemis wrote about what is design thinking. check her article here (</span></span><a href="http://emergentbydesign.com/2010/01/14/what-is-design-thinking-really/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 3. Bruce MacGregor (managing partner IDEO) wrote an amazing article on how does design thinking give companies a competitive advantage? (</span></span><a href="http://unstructure.org/how-does-design-thinking-give-companies-a-competitive-%20advantage/how-does-design-thinking-give-companies-a-competitive-advantage/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 4. Darrel Rhea at Cheskin wrote about the Backlash - Designers vs Design thinking (</span></span><a href="http://www.cheskin.com/blog/blog/archives/001117.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 5. Tim Brown talked about Why we all need Design thinking in an interview with Forbes Magazine (</span></span><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/14/tim-brown-ideo-leadership-managing-design.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 6. AIGA posted videos from The AIGA Design Conference 2009. (</span></span><a href="http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/video-makethink-2009-martin"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></span></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 7. Business week listed best design/Innovation books of 2009. (</span></span><a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/12/1216_best_design_innovation_books/index.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Apart from these there were couple of Interesting posts & articles highlighting trends & events going on.</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 1. JWT Intelligence posted a list of 100 things to watch in 2010 (</span></span><a href="http://02a6614.netsolhost.com/production/jwti2010_MAIN_03.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 2. Interesting talk by Kiran Bir Sethi on Ted about the Riverside School in India explaining how the school is teaching kids to believe in themselves & take initiative.(</span></span><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/kiran_bir_sethi_teaches_kids_to_take_charge.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 3. CES just got over. Here is a link highlighting some of the main features at this year's CES (</span></span><a href="http://ces.cnet.com/8300-31045_1-269-0.html?tag=mncol"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Neeraj</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Photo source : JWT 100 things to watch in 2010 (</span></span><a href="http://02a6614.netsolhost.com/production/jwti2010_MAIN_03.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></p>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744412372793597806.post-6594317735619987002009-12-13T22:05:00.003+05:302009-12-13T22:25:49.261+05:30What's common between Aravind Eye Care & Rocket Singh movie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxSloreHXxn-ZV-PeJR8AO2_D1WeZe_F-_1bNCL2Y7c-huczBo5cx0uLQqIFiCzo6byQKjouv1VwzkJQ7-1ZlrxCeuuoAqui3Jrzp7h3RuuXi_JwedE19dCfMbNnr78NAiHtdMyzJsXs/s1600-h/rocket-singh.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxSloreHXxn-ZV-PeJR8AO2_D1WeZe_F-_1bNCL2Y7c-huczBo5cx0uLQqIFiCzo6byQKjouv1VwzkJQ7-1ZlrxCeuuoAqui3Jrzp7h3RuuXi_JwedE19dCfMbNnr78NAiHtdMyzJsXs/s200/rocket-singh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414764308050848018" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hi there everybody...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now what is common between Aravind Eye Care & a new Hindi feature film Rocket Singh. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I recently saw the talk of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thulasiraj Ravilla from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Aravind & also happen to catch Rocket Singh.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Happen to notice things which were very similar in both of them. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are the common points : </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Having a Sense of <b>Purpose</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Being <b>User Centric</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Having a <b>Passion </b>to excel </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Persistence</b> to face challenges & Innovate </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Challenging the current industry mindset</b></span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I believe both of these are unique case studies in Design Thinking. Below is the talk Thulasiraj Ravilla from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Aravind eye care recently being posted on TED. For Rocket Singh you can catch the movie at a theatre near you.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><!--copy and paste--><object width="446" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ThulasirajRavilla_2009I-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ThulasirajRavilla-2009I.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=709&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=thulasiraj_ravilla_how_low_cost_eye_care_can_be_world_c;year=2009;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=rethinking_poverty;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=medicine_without_borders;event=TEDIndia+2009;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="446" height="326" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ThulasirajRavilla_2009I-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ThulasirajRavilla-2009I.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=709&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=thulasiraj_ravilla_how_low_cost_eye_care_can_be_world_c;year=2009;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=rethinking_poverty;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=medicine_without_borders;event=TEDIndia+2009;"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Neeraj </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Video source: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/thulasiraj_ravilla_how_low_cost_eye_care_can_be_world_class.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.ted.com/talks/thulasiraj_ravilla_how_low_cost_eye_care_can_be_world_class.html</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo source: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="http://images.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://fenilandbollywood.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/rocket-singh.jpg&imgrefurl=http://fenilandbollywood.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/first-look-rocket-singh-salesman-of-the-year/&usg=__FOmFvzd7Gn3QlnDYOHu-7SWizj4=&h=972&w=603&sz=74&hl=en&start=17&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Bj5HQN4pWcrHnM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=92&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drocket%2Bsingh%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://images.google.co.in</span></a></span></span></span></div></div>FreeSpirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404210001742007888noreply@blogger.com