When faced with the problem of rats biting cables and causing major short circuits, Deepak K Chabria, MD Finolex, recalls the company’s response. “Instead of protecting the cables at a high cost, they coated the cables with very bitter chemicals, which the rats hated! Somewhat like what we do for a child sucking his thumb.” …
Loneliness is when you feel isolated and empty because of inadequate social relationships. A recently divorced doctor was found dead, when neighbours noticed a peculiar smell enveloping the house after several days. Obviously nobody knew or cared. Today loneliness has become an epidemic Uprooted from their place of birth people travel across countries to work. …
Customer creativity enables the company to negotiate new products with customers. It is the kind of process that reinvents the future. For instance, customers were not even aware of the possibility of a Walkman. Only an intense negotiation between top management, manufacturing and customers could have created it. Customer interaction can be induced by the …
Introduce the team to the motivating force of positive emotions. The mind is filled with emotions, both positive and negative, and the way you deal with them can create a positive field. The nava rasas, a 2000 – year old Indian concept of emotions, can be your guide to understanding the impact of the nine …
This is a one-day event to showcase the ideas developed during the innovation initiative. Innovation melas celebrate corporate innovation and honour the imagination. It is a great way to provide a holistic view of events, while celebrating innovation publicly. Inviting a customer to provide his point of view could create a special wave of excitement. …
Tech Nova Imaging Systems, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and supplier of digital and analog offset plates for printing have invented a digital plate that can cut down the cost of commercial printing by almost 90%. “After studying the entire commercial printing industry”, Pranav Parikh, CMD, says, “we found that medium and small size …
Each of us have a strict censor board sitting in our minds. Whenever an unusual idea pops up, the censor board sits up in horror and suppresses it before it can throw us open to ridicule. The censor board protects us against laughter and contempt. As a result, only two hundred years old, run of …
Make sure that a logbook is maintained by every innovation spiral. Weekly meeting minutes can ensure a smooth flow of information. Regular reports from each spiral ensure that the activities planned are moving smoothly. Monthly reviews can help provide valuable feedback and opportunities for expanding participation. They also ensure top managements’ attention to projects.Formal feedback …
Focus on cultivating happy people and avoid toxic people. Build protective walls against toxic events that threaten your tranquillity. Too much television is tele-visham—tele-poison. Too much stimulation, a mindspace crowded by fantasy, people and events, distracts you from working on your own home and backyard to create a healthy self. Some days we seem to …
Work occupies a central position in most lives. If you like your job then it is undoubtedly the best way to pursue happiness. Generally, people who are not satisfied with their jobs wait for Fridays. And that is exactly the reason why, the term, TGIF is so popular. People want to go home and enjoy. …
