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Those who see problems as opportunities
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Those who see problems as opportunities

This Week: Frugal innovation and doing better with less, fixing affordable housing, what ails research in B-schools, and the world in 2018

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How to solve the affordable housing conundrum
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

How to solve the affordable housing conundrum

Smart entrepreneurs are best placed to solve the affordable housing crisis. But they need the government’s support

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

The trends to watch in 2018
·Economy, Policy & Society

The trends to watch in 2018

Insights into the forces that will shape the world, from The Economist report, ‘The World in 2018’

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D Shivakumar

D Shivakumar

Operating Partner | Advent International

The alchemy that transforms adversity into opportunity
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

The alchemy that transforms adversity into opportunity

The very scarcities of resources India faces gives it a natural advantage in taking leadership in frugal engineering and rewriting the playbook on innovation. In a session hosted by CII, Gopichand Katragadda, Navi Radjou, Shantam Shukla, Suneel TS and Vaibhav Chhabra discuss how

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The best of ’17
·Technology & the Future

The best of ’17

This week: Making sense of technology, innovating for India, and our best stories in 2017

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How to innovate for India
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

How to innovate for India

Entrepreneurial leaders like Medtronic Labs’ Omar Ishrak and Khan Academy’s Salman Khan are showing how low-cost, disruptive, local solutions can open up new opportunities in emerging markets

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Disruptive tech: There’s hope for the future. But fear too
·Technology & the Future

Disruptive tech: There’s hope for the future. But fear too

We are facing an avalanche of disruptive technologies. But adapting to change will not be easy. Sometimes it will even seem traumatic. Some insights from Vivek Wadhwa with Alex Salkever's book ‘The Driver in the Driverless Car’

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D Shivakumar

D Shivakumar

Operating Partner | Advent International

What AI can show us about what it means to be human
·Artificial Intelligence

What AI can show us about what it means to be human

Brian Christian, author of ‘The Most Human Human’ and ‘Algorithms to Live By’, discusses the gaps and overlaps between humans and machines

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CKGSB Knowledge

Knowledge Partner

Know when to step off the accelerator
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Know when to step off the accelerator

This Week: Why not to pursue every new idea, perfection vs getting stuff done, bringing business education closer to practice, and more

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Why GyShiDo trumps perfection and leaders eat first
·Leadership & Organisation

Why GyShiDo trumps perfection and leaders eat first

As popular notions go, the sky is not always blue, one must aim for perfection, there are many bad people and leaders eat last. Seriously?

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Bridging the gap between academia and practice
·Business & Strategy

Bridging the gap between academia and practice

Academic research in management needs to be more useful and relevant. But any intent to influence practice won’t happen, unless researchers learn to step out of their comfort zone and engage with the real world

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

A civic tech approach to Swachh Bharat
·Economy, Policy & Society

A civic tech approach to Swachh Bharat

Monitoring performance and impact is key to the success of the Swachh Bharat Mission. And that’s where technology can make a big difference

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Amrita Chowdhury

Amrita Chowdhury

Director | Gaia Smart Cities