Whizzing past the empty roads and barren landscape of western Rajasthan the attempt to think was way past my ability. All one could do was hear the radio singing above the whistling wind. Daddam khan, the taxi driver was the proud daddy of the innovative radio. He beamed and told us how he had [...]

David Rogers and Hemant Sachdev talking about the Future of Branding in India

This is a quick look at Digital Identity and Connections. Would like your views on this..

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Tom Peters has been a huge influence , since the time i read The Pursuit of Wow and then ReImagine. I came across these points in a recent post of his and am looking forward to his new book, The Little Big Things.

Enthusiasm. (Be an irresistible force of nature!)
Energy. (Be fire! Light fires!)
Exuberance. [...]

David Kord Murray talks about thinking creatively

This blog is about Music. Till I write an introduction to this blog, please explore the 1001 Albums You Must Hear

These questions, will perhaps create the personal insights that matter to, guide us through our goals in 2010

What is the first insight you remember?

What is your best insight?

What made it great?

What was the problem that was solved?

Can you connect the dots that led to this insight?

What is your second best insight?

Again why? What [...]

1. There is always a new beginning.

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”
Seneca

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
Helen Keller

2. Just get started.

“A journey of a thousand miles must [...]

Over the course of the last few weeks, there have been many posts that have talked about 2010. Here are some thoughts that I found interesting. If you are aware of more, please do share some links too.

5 Non-Obvious Marketing Trends To Watch – Rohit Bhargava

The Importance Of When.
Rebirth Of Usability
Marketing With Customer Service
The Rise [...]

Further to my earlier post, Health on her fingertips, where I explored the need of Sumita, a poor young woman to find out more information on basic health care, I have built up my thoughts on the need for universal, transparent health information accessible by phone.

A Central repository of health information + local health information [...]

Via Redjotter

Private hospitals in India use mobile phones to interact with existing customers to communicate information about appointments, health screenings, health camps, vaccinations etc. However, this is largely an urban phenomenon. Access to health information in rural India is virtually non existent, while some companies are trying to penetrate this market, most activities are in a [...]

Organic cotton is generally understood as cotton, from non genetically modified plants, that is certified to be grown without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides. Its production also promotes and enhances biodiversity and biological cycles. In the United States cotton plantations must also meet the requirements enforced by the [...]

‘No, its not as easy as popping a pill!’ Thats what I was told when I hurt my shoulder last year. It took long for the painful realization to sink in that I had months of painful physiotherapy ahead, if I wanted back complete use of my arm. A friend referred me to Navtej Johar, [...]

Who do you go to if…

You have a neck pain or a back problem
You puled a muscle while playing tennis
You are recovering from knee surgery or a fracture
You have just had surgery and find moving around difficult
or you are a certain age and face reduced mobility

The Answer

Most Indians would visit a Ortho, Neuro or Cardiac [...]

Does the service design community need to work with the open source community to provide an alternative to Facebook Connect ?

The background is the increasingly dominant role being played by a few companies in deciding on the issue of privacy of individual data. Frankly it does require an open movement to ensure there are enough [...]