Aspiring innovators, Appy, a male elephant synonymous with happiness, and his twin, Proppy, a name synonymous with prosperity, were in the library of the lumber yard they worked at. The library did not run well due to a lack of readers. Without a librarian to oversee operations, the twin elephants had procured the key. The…

Clearly Blue Digital in their podcast ContentED interviewed our Chief Innovation Coach Naveen Lakkur about business storytelling and why it is important at this time. Clearly Blue, a studio for content, e-learning, and design started ContentEd, an interactive podcast in October 2019 to interview content creators whether in marketing or sales, education or professional development, leadership, or team building.…

“Being educated is ordinary; Building character is extraordinary.” – Naveen Lakkur Education is important without a doubt. Typically, people get an education to seek jobs and excel in their careers. That is what the need for education has become in the recent past. Now, it’s just a tool to only get jobs. Education is not…

  The lockdown has posed a challenge to parents. If you as a parent, are looking for a new approach to prepare your child’s mindset to manage future challenges, then join the session hosted by Rekha Vaghela. Our Chief Innovation Coach Naveen Lakkur will speak at the session and will share a few nuggets from…

“Having a worthwhile idea is ordinary; Making an idea worthwhile is extraordinary.” – Naveen Lakkur People come up with ideas to solve their problems or the ones of others. Some ideas do not work as intended but some do. Every ideator wishes that their idea/s be the best. They would fantasize over it and they…

“Having sight is ordinary; Having a vision is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur Sight is one of five senses a person can be proud to have. In fact, amongst all of the sense organs, eyes are the most sensitive one. Sight is a powerful faculty of a human that gets you to see things including the shape,…

“Being idle is ordinary; Being ideal is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur Everyone works hard to earn a living. When some people go a Little Extra in contributing meaningfully, selflessly, and consistently to benefit society and inspire people around them, they become an ideal person. When someone does not continue to do what they have to…

Hello! We start the edition with a quote from Max McKeown. Ideation is the gateway to innovation and creativity is the floodgate for new ideas. This edition features an article on how creativity and innovation are the two sides of the same coin. They are part of a wheel that propels a company towards high…

Appy and Proppy were back in the city and were enjoying their day off from work at the lumber yard. They were talking about how their work was monotonous. The conversation soon turned to whether they must use creativity at their workplace or not, and how creative elephants are. “Remember grandpa’s stories about how his…