Innovation Strategy for Growth
Innovation Strategy & Growth by Firdaus Khan
Assoc. Prof & Trainer at ICBM-SBE
20 December 2012
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, … we had everything before us, we had nothing before us”
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SURPRISE!!!
Q: Which is the number one mobile payment country on earth?
A: It’s Kenya! 20% of its entire GDP passes through its service mPesa.
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GUESS WHAT !!!
Q: Per capita, which country has the largest audience/users of youtube?
A: Saudi Arabia The largest category of videos watched is educational. The largest demographic is middle aged women
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GOTCHA !!!
Q: Where is the world's largest collection of fresh water?
A: Egypt-Libyan desert. Remarkable solar technology is being invented to more reliably pump it and affordably extend food and fertility of land
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Today’s Race for Profitability is..
• not a 100m dash, • its rather a decathlon – where success comes from all round excellence in multiple sports - sitting out is not an option & - competing effectively entails mastering a number of competencies in a balanced way.
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Clued In
• Confederation of British Industries, UK, 2011 Survey finding: - Creativity & Innovation were cited by 37% of businesses as important to organisational competitiveness (4th among 15 factors) - 2012 IBM survey reveals: 2 out of 3 CEOs expect to effect fundamental change in their organisations through Innovation
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Innovation In India
MIT's Technology Review 2011 Awards
• Ajit Narayananand (Innovator of the Year) ‘Avaz’ tool for speech impaired •
Assoc. Prof & Trainer at ICBM-SBE
20 December 2012
firdaus@icbm.ac.in
1
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, … we had everything before us, we had nothing before us”
20 December 2012 firdaus@icbm.ac.in 2
SURPRISE!!!
Q: Which is the number one mobile payment country on earth?
A: It’s Kenya! 20% of its entire GDP passes through its service mPesa.
20 December 2012
firdaus@icbm.ac.in
3
GUESS WHAT !!!
Q: Per capita, which country has the largest audience/users of youtube?
A: Saudi Arabia The largest category of videos watched is educational. The largest demographic is middle aged women
20 December 2012
firdaus@icbm.ac.in
4
GOTCHA !!!
Q: Where is the world's largest collection of fresh water?
A: Egypt-Libyan desert. Remarkable solar technology is being invented to more reliably pump it and affordably extend food and fertility of land
20 December 2012
firdaus@icbm.ac.in
5
Today’s Race for Profitability is..
• not a 100m dash, • its rather a decathlon – where success comes from all round excellence in multiple sports - sitting out is not an option & - competing effectively entails mastering a number of competencies in a balanced way.
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Clued In
• Confederation of British Industries, UK, 2011 Survey finding: - Creativity & Innovation were cited by 37% of businesses as important to organisational competitiveness (4th among 15 factors) - 2012 IBM survey reveals: 2 out of 3 CEOs expect to effect fundamental change in their organisations through Innovation
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Innovation In India
MIT's Technology Review 2011 Awards
• Ajit Narayananand (Innovator of the Year) ‘Avaz’ tool for speech impaired •