In any discussion, debate, brainstorm, argument, or wherever you’re faced with thinking contradictory to yours, pause for a moment and say to yourself: “Perhaps the other person is right” Then think seriously about it. Who knows what new mindspace you discover. Note: More random thoughts and beliefs that have worked for me, will appear on this blog [...]
Archive for November, 2006
Random Useful Thought # 001
Posted: November 30, 2006 by noshtradamus in Common Sense, Random Useful Thoughts0
In a recent research study conducted by Microsoft (MSN and Windows Live) it was found that India’s blogosphere is unique in the region with blogging driven by men with an interest in business, politics and entertainment. (What else is there?? porn is entertainment, right??). Your Average Indian Blogger: A summary of this research would indicate [...]
While we and the world talk about Indian IT, Indian BPOs, our growing global competitiveness and our expanding local consumerism, we usually fail to recognise other industries and indicators of potential. In the last year or so, I’ve spent a lot of time studying the Indian economy and its various industries – and have discovered [...]
Hi, I’m Vendor No. XYZ-123
Posted: November 27, 2006 by noshtradamus in Advertising, Public Relations“I spend many hours a day counselling your CEO, my company just designed a programme that is expected to avert a crisis in your lives, and change the fortunes of your company. But hey, I’m just a vendor and supplier, like your plumber, travel agent, and your friendly neighbourhood newspaper boy!” It’s amazing how in [...]
Innovation vs Creativity. Organizations vs People
Posted: November 21, 2006 by noshtradamus in Creativity, Innovation, Learnings, StargazingI just read a fascinating interview by The Strategist Team of Business Standard, with Luc de Brabandere who is an author of many books, and Paris based Vice-President of Boston Consulting Group. In his interview, Luc talks about the differences between Innovation and Creativity (eye opening stuff here). He opines why organisations cannot be creative, but [...]
New Media and what not
Posted: November 20, 2006 by noshtradamus in Blatant Self Promotion, Information Technology, Learnings, New MediaWhen I tell people that I help companies understand new media, and how to use it to their benefit, most people look at me and say – “by new media you mean the internet, right..? what else is there??!”. In the beginning, I used to get stumped by the ignorance behind this assumption. I used [...]
It took me a while to figure out if this is a joke or its serious – a KFC image of Colonel Sanders, allegedly visible from the moon! I still don’t know. Check it out here at Innocent Bystanders. I especially love the comments! Oh… now I know why this blog is so interesting. The [...]
The Indian economy: news that caught my eye this week!
Posted: November 15, 2006 by noshtradamus in Indian Economy8% Growth: According to the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (and hints from the Indian Finance Minister) the Indian economy is expected to grow by 8% in the financial year ending March 2007. This comes in the wake of plenty of new capital investments, high credit growth, and improved profitability in the corporate sector. [...]
David-Bates-Enterprise: Menage a trois or trouble?
Posted: November 13, 2006 by noshtradamus in Advertising, Common Sense, What Were They Thinking??I just received an sms alert from my friendly industry spammer, about a David-Bates-Enterprise merger. Yes, David, Bates, Enterprise… I’ve double checked the article it pointed to, and you can see for yourself. For those of you who don’t have the context of Indian advertising agencies – this is the wierdest merger anyone of us [...]
The new highways of progress
Posted: November 11, 2006 by noshtradamus in Common Sense, Information Technology, Learnings, New Media, Stargazing, TrendsIt’s a proven fact that the progress of a nation, usually follows the progress of its roads and highways. Take Europe and the United States of America for example… they developed and gained from superhighways long before most parts of the world. And on the other side today, the Golden Quadrilateral Highway Project of the [...]
