Posts under ‘Ideas’

The trigger for this post is an interesting article from Atul Rai here. Atul articulates that from a ‘tacit knowledge sharing’ perspective (call it Web 2.0 or social networking if you have to) communication is probably not that relevant. He cites the SMS and twitter phenomenon has changed the way we communicate as people. Fair [...]

Champagne. Bouquets. Several courses of meal without the hassle of deciding what to order (that’s a big incentive to me!). Birthday cake. A linen jacket that I wanted for several months, or maybe years! All this without the slightest hint. Yes, that’s what Sakshi did on my birthday on Jun 9.
She insisted on picking me [...]

I keep thinking of these little ideas every now and then. Thought it will be a good idea to share them on my blog and also archive them to track how much I imagine! So here goes the first in the Imagination series!
Imagine. A mobile phone application that allows the user to click a text [...]

Oh yeah I am and I feel like kicking myself. For months now I’ve been thinking of an idea to link up the stock market with social networking. I mean using the “wisdom of crowds” to decide which stock to pick. After all don’t we follow tips given by analysts and friends!
Good idea, yeah… but the [...]

Some personal experiments - e.g., creating a ‘retro’ video for Divya’s engagement gave me a potent way of engaging people in ‘formal’ settings.
Talking about work settings, you can capture an event as “Minutes of Meetings” but that to my mind is not very effective anymore because that does not excite people enough; doesn’t give them [...]

In a recent seminar I attended, I discovered the concept of Unconferencing (lookup Kiruba Shanker on Google). This post is not meant for talking about unconferencing even though I’m very excited about this concept. It’s about something else…
I met an HP colleague at the seminar. Both of us knew that we existed but had never [...]

No I’m not talking about the Cher single. Not after such a long hiatus with personal blogging. It’s funny that I’ve been busy setting up and promoting a corporate blog but didn’t find the time/inclination to write my personal blog!
“If only I could turn back time” (and make some posts!) Maybe a story, so here [...]

Almost every week one gets to read about some company acquiring the other. Guess there is industry-wide consensus that the only/sure way to grow after a certain point is inorganic. For enterprises that is.
Let’s extend this concept to salaried individuals. If I am an enterprise selling my services while doing a job, then how do [...]