Innovation and Insights

Welcome to innovation sports and life. This is your friend Hemang.  First off, an apology with all of you. I then share why I like this intersection of innovation and sports and why do I think it rea…

The customer discovery phase calls for a number of approaches to understand your customers. It is important for product developers to really understand what matters to their users. Survey forms are o…

Let's look at how you can navigate a situation when an innovation problem has you stuck for a long time. When should you persist and when is it ok to call it quits.

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Let's take an example to understand the difference between true, meaningful innovations and jugaads or hacks. Both are important and there is a key differentiator between the two.

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The best racquet sport players always prefer a certain spot. No matter what the opponent does, they try to reach their preferred location on the court. Once there, they dominate the game. Their proce…

Let's take a look at reality shows, the Got Talent shows and see what they teach us about scaling up. We also analyze the business of sending someone glitter.

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Picking ice creams is a fun challenge. I had one and chose an interesting flavor for some guests visiting over.

I wanted to share my experience of how a brand missed out on an essential element for ic…

Ever seen amateurs play tennis? Observe their game closely once and you'll see clues of how you might be living your life. I am an amateur and there are some harsh observations. We all share certain …

Small and Medium Enterprises can sometimes give up too easily on an innovation project. Test Cricket, the long format of the game, has certain elements that capture our life well. There are many inst…

I love how the San Antonio Spurs play the game of basketball in a beautiful manner. Their brand is being unselfish. No matter which superstar they have on the roster, each one does the right thing.

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In this episode, we will look at how we all have left money on the table with our projects.

Learn where in the innovation life cycle, we gave up and how we can ensure that we ensure success of our inn…

The decision making power in most SMEs is held by a few people. How should you approach pitching your innovation project at such enterprises?

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In today's world, it's more important than ever to be genuine. We all have various online profiles, whether it be on social media or podcasts. So it's easy to think that one can just create a nice, g…

Let's dive into what made M S Dhoni, a former India criket captain and a player par excellence. 

We'll look at what made him fit in with a group of stalwarts. As a newcomer from a small town, he gelle…

In this episode, we look at how Kobe Bryant trained and understand a bit about his psyche. Kobe was a master at pushing himself to the limit. He had a dedicated team of world class experts.

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