·Leadership & Organisation
The power of a good story
Three learnings from the general elections: strong messaging, an ear to the ground, and involving the cadre pay off
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·Technology & the Future
How do you eat an elephant?
May 26, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: How X bridges tech-policy gap; data ownership; election predictions; Facebook and insurance frauds
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N S Ramnath
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·Economy, Policy & Society
The tough questions investors ask
Uber got away because it was funded by private equity. But what about Tata Steel and ITC? What cloak do they wear to get away from scrutiny?
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·Business & Strategy
Riders on the storm
Two of India’s iconic companies—Tata Steel and ITC—find themselves at the cusp of a huge upheaval. And it once again raises serious questions about the role of the board in supervising executive management
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Indrajit Gupta
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·Economy, Policy & Society
Is banning facial recognition the right option for India too?
The good, the bad, and the nuances in between of regulating technology
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·Leadership & Organisation
Detailed planning is passé. A do-learn-do approach works better
You can meet audacious goals through a willingness to constantly learn, being open to feedback, and flexibility to adapt to changes
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·Technology & the Future
The hyperlocal WhatsApp strategy, policy windows and AI food tasters
May 10, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. Also in this issue: gene editing to prevent heart attack, and what North Korea's radio-tochkas show us about Big Tech's privacy violations
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·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery
Chunk and compound to learn more, and learn fast
Re-discovering two mental models that humans have used to learn
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·Technology & the Future
Robo-taxis, privacy committees and wearables to augment intelligence
May 04, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Tesla’s robo-taxi networks, Facebook’s privacy positions, Microsoft’s Blockchain partnership, wearables, carbon sucking plants and more
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·Economy, Policy & Society
No country for old people
They are educated, retired, and well to do. Yet digital technology has left them behind. What’s behind this digital divide?
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·Business & Strategy
How do you keep track of your changing customer needs?
The digitisation wave and Andy Grove’s strategic inflection points, Clayton Christensen on understanding the customer’s jobs to be done, disruptive technologies, optimising board composition in the digital era, and understanding “phygital”
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·Technology & the Future
The future of food, social media platforms and facial recognition
April 27, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Sri Lanka’s social media ban, Beyond Meat IPO, facial recognition, employee activism, robot rights and more
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·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
Behind Naresh Goyal’s wilful blindness
Naresh Goyal’s miscalculations, how technology amplifies human bias and what makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial
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·Technology & the Future
Bias, fixing brains, and the difficulty of regulating tech
April 20, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Regulatory sandboxes; brain implants and genetic engineering; and AI bias
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N S Ramnath
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·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
How entrepreneurs learn
Large established firms have a tough task in embedding entrepreneurial thinking inside the firm. Because it means rewiring the way leaders think about the future
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Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel