The Signals are Talking: Why Today’s Fringe is Tomorrow’s Mainstream

In her book “The Signals are Talking,” Amy Webb explains how the future doesn’t just suddenly appear, but rather unfolds gradually. Initially, new developments seem scattered and unrelated to mainstream society. However, over time, these individual occurrences come together to form recognizable patterns and trends. This process reflects a combination of evolving human needs and the adoption of new…

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Why Understand the Gartner Hype Cycle?

Amy Webb in her book “The Signals are Talking” says that Technology is the unilateral source of nearly all of the significant things that have changed the world in the past 500 years.” But when new technologies present ambitious claims, how can one differentiate between the hype and what is genuinely feasible for commercial use? Furthermore, when can these…

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L&T: Leveraging Technology for Transformation

Starting out as a GET of L&T Construction (erstwhile L&T ECC), goose bumps and nostalgia is what I experienced when I picked up the April 2024 edition of Fortune India Magazine. This edition has a cover page titled L&T’s Tech Avatar. The article outlines, how Larsen and Toubro (L&T), India’s leading Engineering & Construction identified a dual opportunity in…

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Leadership: The problem isn’t learning, it’s unlearning!!

“Leadership and Learning are indispensable to each other” is a quote taken from John F. Kennedy’s final undelivered speech, intended for that fatal day at Dallas in 1963. I am not too sure if this statement was intended for political leaders of those times or the Business leaders. Whomsoever this may have been intended for, given the timeline when…

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Leadership: Walk the talk, Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita

“Walk the talk”, it is said, is one of the key attributes of Leadership, a phrase that many of us have either been prescribing or consuming in the town hall meetings, official discussions or in social contexts. A plethora of articles, bulk of management literature enunciates on why it is crucial for leaders to walk the talk, how can…

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Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age

Dr. Ram Charan says – “It has been my mission in life to provide insights and knowledge that are useful to practitioners.” Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age” upholds this commitment. The book is a forward-thinking guide that offers crucial insights into building a competitive advantage in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. This book aims to decode…

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