·Technology & the Future
Nuance is the new differentiator
When every team has access to the same AI tools, your advantage will be in knowing what wasn’t said
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Shrinath V
Founder, The Salient Advisory, Product & AI Strategy Advisor
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·Leadership & Organisation
Character is about who we choose to be
Insights from General Stanley McChrystal’s new book ‘On Character: Choices That Define a Life’. The book is in Shivakumar’s list of best books of summer 2025
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·Leadership & Organisation
My 10 best business books of summer 2025
On what makes a leader, how to stop wasting energy on the wrong things, speaking well, the history of attention, understanding India’s economic planning, and more
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner, Advent International
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
From Bazaar to Breakthrough
The next phase of global innovation may emerge not from invention, but from how India adapts and stretches existing tools.
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Shrinath V
Founder, The Salient Advisory, Product & AI Strategy Advisor
·Leadership & Organisation
After the Crash: A Test of Leadership and Legacy
In the shadow of the Air India AI171 tragedy, the Tata Group faces a crucible moment—echoing a corporate crisis from four decades ago that still defines leadership under pressure
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Satish Pradhan
Independent Consultant
·Artificial Intelligence
The Magic of Korean AI
While the world fixates on AI breakthroughs in the US and China, South Korea is crafting a distinctive and balanced model—powered by innovation and governed by foresight
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Sundeep Waslekar
President, Strategic Foresight Group
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery
Digital Nomads and the Future of Work
Towns and even countries are offering incentives to attract remote workers—and their tax dollars and local spending. For managers this adds yet another level of flexibility for their remote talent. An extract from Prithwiraj Choudhury’s new book, ‘The World Is Your Office’
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Prithwiraj Choudhury
Professor, London School of Economics
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery
Work from Anywhere: A Talent Strategy India Can’t Afford to Ignore
Work-from-anywhere isn’t just a perk—it’s a competitive edge. It’s time India paid serious attention
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Prithwiraj Choudhury
Professor, London School of Economics
·Technology & the Future
AI in Schools: Not a Generational Divide, but a Dialogue Waiting to Happen
Two years since ChatGPT entered classrooms, students and teachers are already using AI in everyday learning. Official policies may be slow to catch up, but a quiet reckoning is underway—through whispers, workarounds, and growing calls for clarity
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Ipsita Bandyopadhyay & Ishani Ray
·Economy, Policy & Society
Trump's Tariff Gambit and the Global Trade Dilemma
In the Indo-Pacific, America’s transactionalism collides with its strategic incoherence—posing hard choices for its partners
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Vivek Y. Kelkar
Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability
·Artificial Intelligence
India’s AI Gambit: Exploring Our Strategic Options
How India can shape, not just follow, the global rules of AI governance
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Sundeep Waslekar
President, Strategic Foresight Group
·Artificial Intelligence
Our extended minds and AI notetakers
Transcription tools enhance our intelligence, allow us to revisit conversations and glean insights we might have missed, and share knowledge with extended teams. Here's what you need to know to select the right one for you
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Artificial Intelligence
Beyond AI: A new dawn
Most AI today works within the boundaries set by human designers. New tools like Google's AutoML-Zero challenge that boundary
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Sundeep Waslekar
President, Strategic Foresight Group
·Leadership & Organisation
The checklist trap: How we turned leadership into a lifestyle product
Leadership conversations are increasingly about what can be measured and instant results. Yet, many of the most powerful shifts in leadership show up quietly
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Kavi Arasu
Leadership and Talent Development Professional
·Economy, Policy & Society
Who owns your data—you, the creator, or the platform?
The Kunal Kamra-BookMyShow face-off is more than a dust-up between a performer and a ticketing platform. It is a snapshot of a larger issue that will only become more pressing. And it impacts all of us
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel