Welcome back to Inflexion Point, your monthly on the interesting updates from the domains on creativity, innovation and strategy. In this edition is all about creativity. Have fun! Do read and write back at leisure. Creativity vies with language in the brain What's the locus of creativity in the brain? That's a question scientists are investigating for several years now and the dominant conclusion seems to be -- creativity is distributed across the brain. Studies on brain da

Welcome back to Inflexion Point, the monthly on the insights from the domains of creativity, innovation and strategy. In this edition, you would read about innovative practices at Ferrari, Microsoft, Google, and Starbucks, research backed insights on how human brain functions and encourages creativity, and on some myths that we hold dear. Why group brainstorming is a waste of time Brainstorming, a technique proposed by Alex Osborn in 1950s, seems to be the go-to method for id

Sharing the Inflexion Point, a monthly on the interesting research studies, surveys, puzzles and insights on how to shape creative teams, foster organizational innovation, and have a robust strategy, with sources ranging from NatGeo to MIT Tech Review. Also, sharing a TED-styled talk on Human Centered Design that identifies five practices of how great innovations transcend technological possibilities. Do read and reflect at leisure. Is art created by AI really art? Why do

Welcome back to Inflexion Point, the monthly on the insightful research and practical developments from the domains of innovation, creativity, and strategy. In this edition, we explore Google's experiments with smart cities, new insights on learning, the nature of human consciousness, ten practices of Design Thinking, a few cases of Reverse Innovation from India, importance of creating a Problem Bank for innovation, paradoxes of a marwari businessman, the evolution of Ikea, r

Welcome back to Inflexion Point, the monthly on the ideas and practices from the sphere of Innovation, Creativity, and Strategy. In this edition, the present to you research backed and practically relevant insights on how leaders shape an innovation culture, the way NASA is reinventing itself, application of blockchain in one of the largest humanitarian missions, why our ancestors had beaten Neanderthals, the 2018 World Changing Ideas, how ideas are like Lego blocks, the impa

Welcome back to Inflexion Point, the monthly on the subjects of innovation, creativity and strategy. I have curated some of the most interesting stories from Economist, Fast Company, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly, MIT Tech Review, Nature, Science, Scientific American, and Sloan Management Review. I am very sure that if you stay with the reading right till the end, you won't regret having spent this time. So do read at leisure and reflect. The world's

Welcome back to Inflexion Point, the monthly on the interesting and important ideas from the world of innovation, creativity and strategy. In this edition, I would like to share breakthrough technologies for the year from MIT, the interesting truth about truth on Twitter, how the global science remains male dominated, testing out the Peter Principle, the interesting story of rise and rise of Tencent beyond Facebook, surprising facts about Amazon Prime, the power of Sanskrit,

One of the core purposes of my life is to 'touch as many lives as possible'. A humble attempt in this direction is Inflexion Point. Another effort came through the latest TEDx Talk of mine on Creativity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmXGvsuNDv8 Do take time to watch it, and if you like it, help me achieve my intent of touching as many lives as possible. As for this edition, I am sharing insights on the world's most innovative companies, the impact of diversity on innovati

Welcome to one of the most essential reads for you this New Year, The Best of Innovation from 2017. Every years, since 2008, I have been compiling and sharing the most insightful developments in the space of invention, innovation, creativity, and strategy. I believe that you would find this useful. Also, you may want to check out the archives here- 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011... Do read at leisure and share with your friends and colleagues. January 2017 Google's Long

Hope the year 2025 is treating you well, notwithstanding all the chaos around us. Another reminder of the fragility of life, the futility of plans, and utility of faith. I sincerely hope that you don't lose track of your aspirations and keep at it, for this moment ain't coming back. My intent is to offer you some useful perspectives on creativity, innovation, design, technology and strategy -- bringing in more research into the play. This edition of Inflexion Point offers in