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Large firms and startups can partner to drive innovation
·Business & Strategy

Large firms and startups can partner to drive innovation

What are the models of engagement and the challenges of such a partnership in India? A panel discussion with Qualcomm India’s Larry Paulson, Kellogg School of Management’s Prof Mohanbir Sawhney, True North’s Haresh Chawla, Anunta Tech’s Ananda Mukerji, and SPJIMR dean Dr Ranjan Banerjee

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Beyond Business: Using platform thinking to drive societal change
·Economy, Policy & Society

Beyond Business: Using platform thinking to drive societal change

How do you drive a very large-scale societal transformation? In this video, EkStep Foundation’s Sanjay Purohit and 1Bridge founder Madan Padaki talk about how Societal Platforms, or open digital co-creation networks, can drive innovation in sectors like education

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Founding Fuel

The Aadhaar news roundup
·Economy, Policy & Society

The Aadhaar news roundup

The impact of Section 57 ruling on fintech, virtual Aadhaar, heroes versus trends, identity as an enabler in Africa, why doctors hate computers, and more

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Yet another #metoo story and why it stinks
·Leadership & Organisation

Yet another #metoo story and why it stinks

Anjuli Pandit’s life turned upside down after she levelled sexual harassment allegations against her boss Rakesh Sarna, then CEO of Indian Hotels. Why did the system fail to provide justice? Clearly, the Tata group has an opportunity to learn from this case

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#metoo: Searching for a silver lining
·Leadership & Organisation

#metoo: Searching for a silver lining

Three years after her sexual harassment allegations against then Indian Hotels CEO Rakesh Sarna, Anjuli Pandit has made her horror story public, signalling a complete breakdown of internal processes to prevent sexual harassment. Yet, Pandit shows the new Tata management a way to make amends

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Make your firm people-centric
·Leadership & Organisation

Make your firm people-centric

#metoo and a safe workplace, Paul Allen vs Bill Gates, AI and human judgement, interview with India Post's Ashok Pal Singh, and more

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#metoo: It is time for CEOs to lead the way
·Leadership & Organisation

#metoo: It is time for CEOs to lead the way

Women will believe they will get justice when they see leaders champion a harassment-free workplace. For that, a compliance mechanism alone is not enough. Leaders must initiate open conversations that define the norms for a safe workplace

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K Ramkumar

K Ramkumar

Founder and CEO | Leadership Centre

A post-Aadhaar world
·Economy, Policy & Society

A post-Aadhaar world

The best stories on the promise and the challenges of disruptive technologies, on enabling innovation, and leadership in a complex world

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Paul Allen the artist versus Bill Gates the entrepreneur
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Paul Allen the artist versus Bill Gates the entrepreneur

There are artists and entrepreneurs. Their stories aren’t pretty. But tough calls must be taken. Their stories can be found across the world, India included where the IT Services business is staring at a tough time

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

The long road to a safe workplace
·Leadership & Organisation

The long road to a safe workplace

The #metoo movement has provided a wake-up call for leaders across India Inc to significantly up the ante in building safe and gender-balanced workplaces

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Aadhaar and the three laws of tech for entrepreneurs
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Aadhaar and the three laws of tech for entrepreneurs

In listening to the Supreme Court pronounce its verdict on Aadhaar, some pointers emerge to the vagaries of entrepreneurship

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Aadhaar and tech entrepreneurs
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Aadhaar and tech entrepreneurs

In listening to the Supreme Court pronounce its verdict on Aadhaar, some pointers emerge to the vagaries of entrepreneurship

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Is it a yes or a no? The curious case of Section 57
·Economy, Policy & Society

Is it a yes or a no? The curious case of Section 57

Is there any scope for businesses to use Aadhaar authentication for ease of business and to provide innovative services? The Supreme Court ruling on the Aadhaar Act has left more questions than answers

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

The curious case of Section 57
·Economy, Policy & Society

The curious case of Section 57

Is there any scope for businesses to use Aadhaar authentication for ease of business and to provide innovative services? The Supreme Court ruling on the Aadhaar Act has left more questions than answers

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

Who will robots and elephants vote for: Donald Trump or Xi Jinping?
·Economy, Policy & Society

Who will robots and elephants vote for: Donald Trump or Xi Jinping?

Data can tell us much and the capabilities of AI are improving exponentially. But how do you get deep insights and how do you know the right things to do? Five books offer some pointers

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Arun Maira

Arun Maira

Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission