creativity Blog

My good friend Sunil Malhotra recently posted a great blog entry on the up and fast rising notion of Jugaad - which he calls “the most fashionable innovation thread about India these days.”

jugaad in action

I wonder, is Jugaad the Indian equivalant of Macgiver, the American spy who could build a solution to anything out of buble gum and string?

Most of MacGyver’s ideas were great. It’s just that …

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Weekly top Ten post - so how many of these have you seen?

1. Believing that innovation will just happen
Innovation will “just happen” like a garden will sprout without planting, watering, and weeding. In today’s marketplace, deliberate and dedicated attention to innovation is a prerequisite for success.

2. Asking people to “think outside the box”—and calling it a day
Ideas are the seeds of innovation—not innovation itself. Companies that get innovation right take a holistic approach and create a culture and process for nurturing ideas.
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