Boundaryless Thinking
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US Researchers from University of of California, Berkeley were inspired by cockroach’s ability to withstand heavy forces and ability to flatten themselves to fit tight spaces. They attributed this to its exoskeleton feature which can be compressed when subjected to heavy force without breaking. The researchers were able to replicate
Design thinking is the new buzz word going around industries.Simply described it is a problem solving or innovation approach to design solutions or products integrating the principles of human centered design to conventional methods. US Army has taken up the concepts of design thinking and integrate into your core operations
Africa has always been in forefront when it comes to innovating using mobile services.M-Pesa, the mobile money transfer service started launched few years ago was a such great success story that several innovations have been built levering M-Pesa platform. One such interesting service is M-Changa which uses the mobile technologies
In 1916, a young American scientist and inventor called Clarence Birdseye went to Canada as a fur trader. He noticed that people in Labrador kept their food frozen in the snow for extended periods in the winter. During his time in the Arctic, Birdseye observed that Eskimos froze food in
In 1940s, painting car was a specialised task and it took 40 odd days to paint a car;this proved to be a big bottleneck to increase car production. The solution to this challenge however came from an unrelated industry due to the resourcefulness of one of the greatest innovators,Charles Kettering.
Digital is the new norm for any business.Innovation fueled by digital solutions has disrupted several industries and continues to redefine the way customer is engaged is world dominated by smart devices. Banks are always in the forefront of digital innovations and are stepping up to offer services to delight the
Reinsurance is the business of insuring the insurance companies.These companies generally are in the forefront of understanding the global economic changes and have a great understanding of the risks. The leaders in the industry are the likes of Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich. Reinsurance companies for years have focused
Sharing economy and collaborative consumption is all pervasive across countries and across industries.While there has been lot written and spoken about the big innovations stories like Uber, Airbnb there are lot more interesting patterns which could help us to improve our Resonvate thinking. Few interesting patterns on how the sharing
The field of sports always has fascinating things to offer – not just on the field but also off the field. There are several sports innovations today which can provide the corporates with several good practices. One such innovation that can be taken from the sports field to the board
Innovations has different dimensions; one such dimension is using the more to address the less. In this approach,resources/ solutions which are in abundance are used as a lever to find solutions for the areas where there is a huge shortage. Two such recent examples are M-Kopa and the Indian Soccer